| Fishing for smallmouth bass can be very exciting, | | | | hours of daylight and try to cover as much water |
| especially if you are fishing for them in smaller | | | | as possible. I will mark the very good fishing spots |
| rivers and streams. In my experience, you can | | | | with my gps to make sure to come back to |
| catch some very nice fish on these types of | | | | them another day and slow down with a jig or |
| water and many good fishing spots receive very | | | | even some live bait. On my first time out to |
| little fishing pressure. I'm sure there are plenty of | | | | cover some new water, it's all about the |
| popular streams and rivers that receive a ton of | | | | crankbaits and I do expect to lose a couple of |
| fishing pressure, but I have been lucky enough to | | | | them, but it's worth it to catch a few bass. |
| be able to fish some streams and rivers without | | | | In streams and small rivers, the best fishing spots |
| seeing another person in sight. | | | | for me are big bends, behind large rocks and |
| To find some of these places to fish, you can | | | | boulders, overhanging trees, dams and deep pools |
| easily search your state's fish and wildlife websites | | | | provide a lot of bigger fish for me in the summer. |
| to find what rivers have smallmouth bass in them. | | | | My top lures are lipless crankbaits, jigs, |
| From here, I like to pull up a Google map to see if | | | | spinnerbaits, plastic worms as well as live worms, |
| there are any of these rivers or streams within a | | | | creek chubs and fathead minnows. |
| short drive to my house. I have a few places to | | | | If you have a dam near you, try to get out there |
| fish near my house, so I grab the waders, jump | | | | in the spring and fall. You should find a lot of fish |
| in the car and try to find some places to fish. This | | | | up near the dam. On some mornings, I will catch |
| type of fishing seems to be more of an | | | | 6 to 8 bass within the first hour in the morning |
| adventure than fishing in a pond or a lake because | | | | during the spring and fall at the base of the dam. |
| you will usually have to walk a long way on land | | | | Most of the fish I catch on small rivers and |
| and in the water just to find some of the best | | | | streams are usually smaller than what I catch in |
| spots. If you like a little adventure, then this type | | | | the nearby lakes, but I usually do get one nice |
| of fishing is for you. | | | | bass in the 2 to 3 pound range each trip to go |
| For this type of fishing, I usually bring only one | | | | along with many 12 to 14 inch smallmouth bass. |
| rod and I like to throw lipless crankbaits early in | | | | For more information, take a look at our |
| the morning. I will typically fish during the first 2 | | | | smallmouth bass fishing page. |