Smallmouth Bass & Rivers

 Why do I always catch smallmouth bass in the rivers and largemouth bass in the lake? Great question!

According to Ask The Fisherman, smallmouth bass prefer the river systems for a few reasons.

• Oxygen levels (flowing rivers have more dissolved oxygen levels)
• Smallmouth peek activity 58–72-degree water temperature
• In rivers smallmouths can find the structure they need, and it is more abundant. In lakes, smallmouths are typically greatly outnumbered by largemouths and have to take over what cover they have left.
• Smallmouth bass typically do not like sunlight, the river allows them to go shallow at night and in the morning and retreat to the depth during the day.