Georgia smallmouth

[AllTerrainAngler]

Here in Georgia we have a few small areas that hold smallmouth. One is the Savannah river "rapids" which is just a mile stretch of river with crystal clear water thats relatively shallow. Being that I rarely target  the species I am not sure what to throw at them beside my fly rod which I've used up north. Any reccomendations would be awesome. It is only accessible by kayak. The photo attached is when the water is lower. past these rocks is open water with random rock outcrops. I pull my kayak on the ones in the open water and walk the rocks fishing both flowing and slack water. I always catch largemouth and bartrams in this same area also. 

[TnRiver46]

River smallmouth will always eat a tube or a popper. And if it’s super shallow it sometimes doesn’t matter if you are fishing the top of the water or the bottom 

[patred]

Yeah a shallow river, anything the size of a pinky finger (tube, Ned Rig) dragged on the bottom should get them.

Since you mentioned a fly rod, I have one but haven't touched it in several years.  I keep having an urge to break it out and try beadhead wooly buggers on the rivers around here.

 

Pat

[AllTerrainAngler]

8 minutes ago, patred said:

Yeah a shallow river, anything the size of a pinky finger (tube, Ned Rig) dragged on the bottom should get them.

Since you mentioned a fly rod, I have one but haven't touched it in several years.  I keep having an urge to break it out and try beadhead wooly buggers on the rivers around here.

 

Pat

I use streamers, white poppers, and wooly buggers. All with good results. 

[Smokinal]

Wow that looks awesome! Love to fish it.

I'd have to try a TRD on a Ned head, small crankbaits, small spinnerbaits, white fluke and a drop shot in some of the deeper pools.

[soflabasser]

I have fished locations similar to the one in the picture and I have caught smallmouth bass with crankbaits.

[Bluebasser86]

90 whopper plopper, Ned rig, tube, fluke. 

[AllTerrainAngler]

On 8/12/2018 at 7:21 PM, Smokinal said:

Wow that looks awesome! Love to fish it.

I'd have to try a TRD on a Ned head, small crankbaits, small spinnerbaits, white fluke and a drop shot in some of the deeper pools.

It's crystal clear too. I take my dive gear sometimes when I plan to have a full day trip. I did make it back up there. I threw smaller crankbaits in a craw color, I tried a few other approaches but the flowing water can be a hassle. The crankbaits did pretty well and if they got snagged I just dive and get them since its mostly 6' or less.