In the middle of the day the bigger smallmouth take the deeper water
and keep the little guys in the shallows.
Most of the popular streamer patterns tied on a keel hook have work
well for me. If the water is deep and swift lead wire on the streamer
helps. the smallmouth in the Umpqua are saps for weighted Muddlers
(traditional and white ) tied on keel hooks.

Skwala wrote:
I just discovered that the lower reaches of the river I live in has good
populations of small mouth bass.

I suppose my steelhead gear should work for them, but what about patterns?

Anyone have any favorites?