I don’t know about you, but I favor fishing high water and moderate flow versus low water and drought-like conditions. Whether the river system is high or low, flows fast or slow, river fisheries continue to offer unique fishing situations to every smallmouth angler.   High Water Smallmouth Strategies In high water, I often find myself casting up-stream or cross-current whereas in low water I’m mostly casting downstream. On high water floats, we seldom float for distance while on low water floats, smallmouths and their dispersal throughout the system force us to float several miles When fishing from my river boat (1448 jon), I approach spots from both upstream and downstream sides and slip along downriver with the trolling motor. When the current is too strong for spot-lock, I toss out a 3-arm river anchor for the boat to hold in place. As the bow of the boat faces upstream, I cast upstream and cross-current towards the breaks, into each hole, and past the structure being targeted, allowing the river’s current to do her work in bringing my lures downstream with her. The faster the current and deeper the area, you should want to use heavier lure weig