I recall the last really good smallmouth fishing I enjoyed
was on the Chippewa Flowage in Wisconsin. We would
float the bays and inlets and cast leeches on a bare hook right up next to shore. Very effective, although leeches are nasty to fish with. I've also caught some very large salmon, only on Lake Michigan though.
These posts are starting to sound like a Babe
Winkleman promo.

John Galt