River Fishing

[HoytMan79]

What are some good river fishing techniques and baits?

[PondHunter]

My favorites are:

Topwater

Jig/Grub

Texas rigged worm

I have lost too many crankbaits to snags to recommend them.

[lsufan334]

Bank fishing or from the boat? Where is the river located?

[DRhodes]

Your location isnt listed. In our area (Ohio River) snags arent a big issue so cranks work well. I normally fish a senko or tube though. They have produced my 3 biggest bass of the season in the river.

[gobig]

The same baits you would use in a lake. You need to find current breaks (wing dams, berms, big rocks, ledges, flats, sand bars, cuts etc...). The fish will position head first into the current waiting for a meal come to them.

[Bassin for Walleye]

In faster moving currents texas rigged baits are too hard to keep contact with so I like spinnerbaits and crankbaits. In backwaters with slow moving currents just use anything you normally would t-rig, jig, c-rig, spinnerbaits, cranks, topwaters, etc....

[TheHammer84]

Jerkbaits

Grubs

C-Rigs

[DRhodes]

Lipless Cranks also produce well for me in the River

[Crestliner2008]

Please do give us some more information!

Are you fishing from the bank or in a boat?

Are you fishing a big or small river?

Fast or slow current?

Deep or shallow?

What kind of fish are you fishing for? Smallmouth, largemouth, walleye, northerns?

Help us to help you.

[grimlin]

One of my favorite thing to do is tie on a jighead with a sabertail,cast it up toward current and let the current do the work.This can work for a lot of soft plastic techniques.

This is one way to cover an area of the river real fast.You don't get a bite within 15-20 minutes move up or down the river a couple feet and repeat.

[dday07]

i have twice vacationed at my friends house on the coosa river in alabama and i learned that you fish the same lures as on a lake but you downsize your lures.

spinners-pond magics and roostertails

topwater-the small skitterpop from rapala

worms-thin senkos(i really killed them)

lipless cranks-1/4 ounce cordells

keep it smaller.....good luck

[TheHammer84]

to add to my last post, if targeting smallies in a river, tubes are far and away #1 for me