Wood appeals more to largemouth than smallmouth. Find some areas with a rocky bottom and you will have more success with smallmouth bass. As the
water warms from 50 to 60 degrees, you should be fishing for smallmouth bass in shallow water around some type of cover. Once the temperature
reaches 60 degrees, most bass are spawning and they are harder to catch, but you can still take plenty of fish off the beds.
Summer
As the water warms, smallmouth will move deeper. If there aren't any deep areas with a rocky bottom, you might want to try some deep areas with wood.
Reservoirs usually have a lot of wood and the smallmouth will use the deep areas with wood as a last resort. If they have the option, they would rather
be around rocky points that drop off into deeper water. Some other areas to target are submerged roadbeds, steep-sloping banks and secondary drop-
offs. These areas will all produce smallmouth in the summer.
Fall/Winter
Just like in natural lakes, bass will come into shallower water during the fall. Look for bass in similar areas than you found them during the spring.
Shallower reservoirs will turn over quicker than deep reservoirs, so fish the shallow reservoirs in the early fall and the deep reservoirs in late fall. The
bass will find deep areas and remain dormant for the winter.
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