Your Secret Spot. A rocky ledge comes out from shore. It's a good spot for smallmouths.
Many anglers consider smallmouth bass one of the sportiest fish in North America for good reason.
They don't quite reach the dimensions of their bigmouth cousins, but they fight better. Unlike their cousins, smallmouths prefer clean, clear, deep water, rocks and cool temperatures. Largemouths like weeds, mud, shallows and warm water. Smallmouths range as far south as southern Arkansas and parts of Texas. Unfortunately, a cold front whistled through the night before we fished and left brilliantly clear, high-pressure cobalt skies, not good for fishing.