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Well, the first thing you have to do is make sure you are completely out of the navigational channels. If you don't, you might wind up with a ticket or a very bad accident.
A lot of guys anchoring on rivers use a river anchor. I've never used one but I prefer a danforth anchor over the others just because it works on so many bottoms.
Make sure you have 10 feet of line for every 1 foot of water you want to anchor in. Carrying 600 feet of rope would be space consuming in a 12 footer. You are better off anchoring in the shallow spot. Either that, or drift.
Here's a tip I saw in Saltwater Sportsman a little while back that might save you some money on anchors. Take your danforth anchor and drill a hole in the backside of it. Then attach a line to that hole. At the end of that line, have a float. Incase you can't get your anchor out, just motor up to the float and pull on it from that side. This way, you are pulling with the flukes and not against them.
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