Upper Missouri River
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
Upper Missouri River Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)2
- Hard Topwater (Walking)1
- Ned Rigs1
Total Fishing Reports
7
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Smallmouth Bass4 Reports
Catfish1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Fish were keying on island heads/points with heavy current rushing over waiting for bait to come down river as well as on cut banks with heavy current. Was able to let the Texas rig naturally flow down onto the top of the point/current breaks before getting bit, same for the topwater, let it drift down current and then worked it across the point/current breaks. Darn good day on the water!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
The smallmouth were in the middle of/just wrapped up spawning from what I could tell. It was a little tougher than usual because of that I think, but was able to find some on the rocks. They were very finicky. The bites I got they were just pecking at it and did not want to commit, hence why I was throwing the ned. I tried flipping the rocks as well as going up and down the river to flip island heads/backwaters/fast banks/sandbars, but didn't have as much luck there. Overall okay day, but was fun running the river, water levels were great so made it easy to get around.
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