If you want to find the bigger smallies, here is the combo: Deeper water with large rocks and current, the sun is low in the horizon. Fish a sculpin pattern deep. MOST of my bigger smallies were caught in these conditions.
Divide the stream into pools. There are three main sections. The head of the pool, mid-pool, and the tail of the pool. If you have a deep entry with good current in the head of the pool you can find a lot of smallies in this area, some mid-sized fish. Here they are looking for baitfish so fishing a streamer based on the depth of the water works well.
In the mid-pool look for the boulder water I described earlier. There are also areas where the fish may chase bait up into shallow water in lower light conditions. The biggest thing to look for is current. If you find an area where current goes by a grass bed fish a streamer. If you see an area where current goes by logs try a crayfish. If you find current going right by the bank and there is high grass by the bank try a hopper pattern in the summer.
The tail of the pool is where you may find a lot of smaller fish. Fish a shallow running streamer in this area and you have a chance to catch a lot of fish.
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