A very effective way to catch fish is by spinner fishing in rivers and streams, yet many fishermen neglect to understand is that to catch fish consistently you want to have a variety of techniques at your disposal so that changes can be made when necessary. To be truly effective, spinner fishing needs to involve more than casting a spinner into the current and retrieving it. While do this will undoubtedly catch a fish or two, it will almost never lead to catching fish on a consistent basis.
Below I will draw upon my twenty plus years of experience spinner fishing in rivers and streams to outline a few effective tactics that should be a part of every serious spinner fisherman's arsenal. These tactics have served me well over the years and have enabled me to consistently catch all manners of freshwater fish while fishing in small rivers and streams.
The first tactic is known as drifting and it involves allowing your spinner to drift as it flows naturally with the current of the river or stream that you are fishing. You make casts parallel to where you are standing, close the bail of your fishing reel, and allow the spinner to drift with the current. While the drift is taking place you want to keep any slack out of your line as much as possible. One of the best and fastest ways to accomplish the task of keep any slack line out of your drift is to use a long fishing rod (six to seven or so feet has always worked great for me). Weight can be added to your line in the for of tape lead or split shot sinkers to vary the depth at which your spinner is drifting.
The next spinner fishing tactic is referred to as snapping. The technique is quite simple, as all that it means is that you "snap" (or quickly yank) the tip of your rod as you retrieve your spinner. Performing this "snapping" motion causes the spinner to suddenly disengage and the re-engage, thus making it look like a wounded bait fish. This "action" will cause almost any fish that swims in a small river or stream finds difficult to resist.
The final tactic is referred to as ripping and involves spinner fishing with the current rather than against it. To perform this tactic you will need a quality spinning reel that has a high gear ratio in order to keep up with the current and engage the blade of the spinner, but because most fish are used to seeing spinners being fished against the current, this fast and seemingly contrary technique often elicits bites from aggressive fish.
The bottom line is that when it comes to spinner fishing in small rivers and streams the aforementioned tactics need to be a part of you fishing arsenal. If any of them aren't they should be added sooner, rather than later.
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing a website focused on river and stream fishing with a focus on fishing for trout. He has more than 25 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and has spent much of that time fishing in small rivers and streams.
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