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On this episode of Fishing the DMV, we head back to one of the most legendary smallmouth bass fisheries in the country: the New River. I’m joined by longtime guide Ethan Stone of New River Outdoor Company for a full summer smallmouth bass fishing breakdown.

Ethan explains how the New River has been fishing after an unusually low-water spring, how post-spawn smallmouth are setting up, and why June can be one of the best topwater months of the entire year. We dive into current river conditions, water levels, low and clear water adjustments, and how to target both numbers of fish and true New River giants.

If you fish for river smallmouth, this episode is packed with information on how to break down moving water, riffles, ledges, current seams, slow deep pools, grass beds, shade lines, and summertime feeding windows. Ethan also shares his thoughts on topwater baits, buzzbaits, Whopper Ploppers, wacky rigs, flukes, Ned rigs, Neko-style hellgrammites, natural presentations, and how to approach pressured New River smallmouth.

We also discuss how bigger smallmouth use shallow fast water to feed, why they may still live in deeper pools during the summer, how grass and shade become key factors as the water warms, and what conditions usually produce the biggest fish of the summer.

If you’re looking for New River smallmouth fishing tips, summer river smallmouth patterns, topwater smallmouth bass techniques, New River fishing reports, or ways to catch more smallmouth in Virginia, this is an episode you do not want to miss.

In this episode, we cover:

Current New River fishing conditions
Summer smallmouth bass patterns
Post-spawn smallmouth behavior
Why June is a great topwater month
How low, clear water changes the bite
Best baits for New River smallmouth
Riffles, ledges, current seams, grass, and shade lines
How big smallmouth use slow deep pools
Buzzbaits vs. Whopper Ploppers
Wacky rigs, flukes, Ned rigs, and natural plastics
New River forage including crawfish, hellgrammites, madtoms, bluegill, and rock bass
Wade fishing safety and summer river fishing advice

Whether you fish the New River, Shenandoah River, Upper Potomac, Susquehanna River, or any other smallmouth river in the Mid-Atlantic, this conversation will help you better understand how river smallmouth set up during the summer and how to catch them more consistently.

Check out New River Outdoor Company if you want to book a guided smallmouth trip with Ethan Stone and experience one of the best smallmouth bass fisheries on the East Coast.
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New River Outdoor Company phone number: 540-921-7438

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