When fishing rivers, you should not fish in the same areas that you would fish for smallmouth bass or walleye. Largemouth bass are usually going to be
located in the backwaters out of the fast moving current and they stay there for most of the year. Water levels have a big effect on largemouth in
rivers. Current is good. It will help position bait fish, which then positions bass. As the water levels drop, many bass will move out of the real shallow
backwaters to look for some depth and current that provides plenty of oxygen. When the water levels are high, find the backwaters that provide flooded
timber, brush weeds, lily pads, docks and any other type of cover that will hold bass.
Streams don't usually have deep enough water to hold a lot of big largemouth bass. You can find some that offer some good fishing with many fish in
the 10 to 14 inch range. You will find bass around dams and in deep pools with current nearby. Bass can easily grab a meal in the current when they
see something pass by. Then, they will go back to the deeper pool. Most of the bass that you will see in streams will be smallmouth bass. Smallmouth
bass seem to do much better in streams than largemouth bass.
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