Dan:

I think it probably depends on the water volume and the amount of water draining from different areas. I would look for reports for the river you have in mind. I know the Shenandoah River here in VA usually takes about 4-5 days to clear up after rain.

ok, thanks for all the help fellas

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i would try to fish the edge of that 5' area in the middle, but my experience with smallies is that they also tend to like areas under trees along the banks in shallower areas if the water is warm.

One of my most succesful baits is the Berkely Power Worm in Red Shad T-rigged

I've seen people catching small panfish that were probably less than 4 inches and keeping every single one, they were stuffing the fish into any container they had, even gatorade bottles and pickle jars. I saw one person with 4 sunfish stuffed into an empty pickle jar, it was disgusting...