i have been fishing the same spot on the same river every saturday for a few months now. i get smallmouth in the 1.5 to 2 lb range every time , been using jitterbug topwater for the first hour then usually a crawler harnes with a night crawler on it and have had real good luck. last night we had a real good rain for the first time in at least a month and the water is allot higher than last week . should i be tryin anything new? i am really new and would love any advice at all. it is also fall in quebec and the temp has been dropping allot at night.

I think someone who fishes that river may be able to answer better. I know the rivers I used to fish after rain you did best near creeks. Minerals, fertilizers etc all run into rivers after a good rain depending on location its either a blessing or a curse.