From the benchWith flows at 1,480 cfs and water at 55.8°F, smallmouth bass are in their most aggressive pre-winter feeding window — focus your streamer and crayfish presentations on the downstream faces of large boulders and the deep outside bends where fish are stacking up. Use a 9-foot, 1X or 2X leader for streamers and work a slow, bottom-hugging retrieve with occasional pauses; that's when the eat happens. During the 11 AM to 2 PM window, drop down to a 5X tippet and watch for BWO activity on the flatter, slower sections — even bass will occasionally key on emerging insects in this temperature range. The sunny skies and light westerly wind today will make sight-fishing to cruising fish in the shallows a real possibility by midday.