How would you fish this river section?

[Trevordog]

So I consider myself and ok angler. Certainly can't hold a candle to some of you on this site, but I sure do learn a lot from you all!! This is hands down the best fishing site on the web!!

I had been doing pretty good with the smallies on the south branch lately and had an hour or so to kill and live very close to the Big D, so decided to give it a shot from shoreline. Nothing happening! Tried Senko's, Berkley hollow bellies, tubes, and the usual stuff that had been working on the SB. Now this section of the D (Milford/Rieglesville area) is obviously a lot bigger and faster then the SB, so I was wondering how you guys would fish it. May be tough to tell, but river is flowing from right to left. I know there are some days that no matter what you throw at them, you just can't get a bite. Thanks!!!

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[Mikey topaz]

Start at the top of the hole and work the seams of that fast water fish the inside seam cloest to you then work the actual current then fish the outter seam, fish will usually hold on those seams and anywhere u see the water slow down and make little eddy of slower water. Fan casting the entire stretch will also help u locate where they are holding

[Andrushkin33]

Depends on your style.

Since my is laid back and enjoy my bottle type, I would simply set up 3 bottom rigs and see what's happening with 3 different baits.

From the look of it would go with chicken liver for cats and stripes, nightcrawler for the walley and live bait for anything else.

Andre

[jimmythegreek]

fish it just like mikey said and use something with some flash or vibration, like a spoon or rattletrap/binsky, they work great in rivers beleive it or not. Also live bait like a shiner w a splitshot and let it drift down those breaks and ripples like you were fishing fatheads for trout

[Jigman13]

Live crays... With weight if needed. Same pattern outlined by mikey. Throw flash too like jimmy said.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Fish are feeding heavy for the long winter ahead. I spend lots of time in those areas. Rip a Bomber plug right through the seams and pockets. Smallies are still there fattening up. Shad fry are starting to lay low this time of year so you can't go wrong with live Shiners. Baby eels are all over the river so there safe bet as well. Night crawlers, Power worms in purple, black, motor oil and tequila sunrise will catch fish in that river this time of year. If you don't have those colors in your bag, your nuts. Good luck out there dude!!!