Absolutely yes- you can anchor to catch smallmouth. When the walleye fishing wasn't to great in 01 and 02, I would smallmouth fish. You can use a bobber with craws or just a craw with splitshot or cast jigs tubes and cranks. Smallies tend to school up tight and will move from shallow to deeper water as the sun gets high. You might need a grappling type anchor to hook up in the rocks.