Wade Fishing Upper Black

[Justin92297]

I'm looking to find a good place to wade fish for smallies. Which accesses would be best for this and are there any other places in the area I should check out?

[Al Agnew]

Be prepared to do some walking. The fish-holding water just about anywhere on upper Black, including the West Fork and Middle Fork, is separated by long, shallow riffles. Wading is usually easy, with lots of bare gravel bars to walk along and plenty of shallow water that's easy to wade, but the fish are somewhat scattered. If you don't mind hiking a lot along the river, the two forks above their confluence are more wadeable than the river below. (and yes, there is an East Fork as well, but it can be nearly dry between the pools if there hasn't been recent rain.)

[Justin92297]

Ok thanks a lot. I'm thinking about starting at the Johnson shut ins and working my way down