First Time Fishing With Map. How Would You Approach?

[michang5]

I've fished this very slow-moving river through the center of town dozens of times from the bank and a handful of times from a kayak. I recently bought the Navionics iPhone app and am finally able to see the contours and structure.

I've watched several videos and read numerous articles, but I'm still unsure how I should approach the two obvious areas in the middle of this map. On the left side there is the trench (not sure of term) just outside the mouth of a shallow creek. On the right there is the ledge (note: I fish from that bank a ton and know there is an ever-denser grass flat that extends from the bank to the drop off).

Question: What would you throw and in what order? If the list differs for the trench versus the ledge, would you please differentiate?

- Carolina rig (your choice of plastic)

- Rat-L-Trap

- Shaky head with trick worm or baby brush hog

- Drop shot (trick worm, finesse worm, or small fluke bait)

- Texas rig. (your choice of plastic)

*I'm sure there are a million other choices, but these are what I have in my tackle box.

**I have considered that the grass bed should be the area to concentrate on, but I can fish that any day of the week from the bank.

Thanks!

[Catt]

_{Texas Rigged Rage Tail Recon Worm} 

[NathanW]

The blue and white areas look pretty good. I probably wouldnt spend much time fishing the tan area. (;

 

Not a lot to work with but ony my river I would key in on the areas that have a lot of contours close together (steep) that are next to countours that are not close together (flat). Most specifically an area like upstream of 13, and they get pretty tight at 10 as well. But trust me, time of year, current, species, water quality and bottom composition play a very big role in determining their location/catchability on a river system. One example that is applicable to here, when you have limited current the cut-bank side of the river can be very productive but if you have heavier current, with possible rising waters cut banks are the first area to easily rule out.

[Todd2]

I'd work that flat/adjacent drops on the left with a Carolina rig. I use a Carolina Keeper and always use a Mojo style weight (usually 1/2 oz). The weight will fall deep into the grass but the lure will catch, hang and spring loose for some crazy action. The keeper allows for quick adjustment of the leader if needed. Good luck.

[Pz3]

Jig on the point of the shallow area. Should be good to go.