| River bass fishing will differ slightly from | | | | outside curves, and gravel, dirt and debris |
| targeting the various bass species in a lake | | | | are deposited to form inside curves. In |
| environment. Different types of bass will be | | | | outside curves, bass can find much of their |
| found here than in open ponds and lakes, and | | | | preferred cover in fallen trees, big rocks, |
| lifestyles and habits will be quite | | | | and root systems, covering them in deep water |
| different, leading you to need to employ a | | | | where they are cool and in a prime spot to |
| new set of tactics in order to have a | | | | ambush unsuspecting prey. The inside curves |
| successful catch. This article gives a little | | | | have sandbars and shallow water flats. If |
| insight to river bass fishing for those who | | | | there is any kind of grass or shrub growing |
| have never targeted this type of water for | | | | here, it makes a great spawning location, and |
| bass before. | | | | you can find many active bass in these holes |
| | | | in early spring. |
| First of all, there are several different | | | | |
| species of bass that can be found in rivers | | | | River bass fishing around current breaks is |
| across the country. Largemouth, smallmouth, | | | | also a successful method, since bass like to |
| Kentucky spotted bass, shoal bass, Suwannee | | | | rest in areas where some sort of structure is |
| bass, Guadalupe bass, and more run throughout | | | | creating a substantial reduction in water |
| the river systems in North America. However, | | | | flow. Try fishing around manmade bridges, |
| even though some habits and patterns differ | | | | large boulders, log jams, fallen trees, and |
| between the particular species, they are all | | | | even dams. Even if you do find such structure |
| still bass and have certain similarities that | | | | in a fast moving river, though, you may not |
| can work in your favor when river bass | | | | have a great deal of success because it is |
| fishing. One of the main things to keep in | | | | difficult for bass to live in fast moving |
| mind is that all bass will use structure and | | | | water. You will have better luck in a river |
| natural curves and breaks to provide shelter | | | | with a slow or even medium current. When you |
| for themselves against the current. That | | | | find one, look for peeper holes or ravines, |
| means anglers have a target point to shoot | | | | holes that are at least ten feet deeper than |
| for in any river for any kind of bass. | | | | the rest of the river basin and run at least |
| | | | 20 to 30 yards long. These provide a bit of |
| River bass fishing on the inside and outside | | | | shelter for the bass for feeding, especially |
| curves of a river can be productive. The | | | | when they are headed up river to spawn. |
| current cuts deep into the bank, building | | | | |