White Bass Fishing

[smokey]

I was wondering how the white bass fishing is on the rock, I will be down next weekend with my son, and would like to give him a shot at some whites on an ultra light.

[Dutch]

I haven't heard a word on it yet.

[Bill Babler]

With temperatures expected to increase to the upper 70's the latter part of this week, and into next week. They will be commin on. Was in Roaring River quite a bit last week, and it for the most part is one of the earler places they tend to congreate with its warmer water, nothing, but a sparkling of a few scattered males had been reported.

Really by next weekend, don't expect it to be a goin much on the Rock, but Bull Shoals will be.

Reports comming in from all over the lake of catchs being made. Not consistant mind you, but quality fish being caught. I would expect it will be turning on pretty fair under a consistant warming weather pattern in the next couple of weeks.

Good Luck

[Phil Lilley]

Heard they were at the Cane Bottoms on the James last week.

If you're in the right place at the right time... you'll get them. Just have to go seek them out.

[Jeremy Rasnick]

I was wondering how the white bass fishing is on the rock, I will be down next weekend with my son, and would like to give him a shot at some whites on an ultra light.

Smokey,

There are probably better spots on the Rock for whites, but i'm not familiar with them. I am familiar with the Cricket Long Creek Area though.

Make sure you have your boarder lakes permit. If you are around the Long Creek Area, I'd recommend going into Arkansas and fishing the flats past cricket creek marina.

Historically, this time of the year can produce some nice whites. If it were me and I was lucky enough to go out the next few days, I'd go past the Cricket Creek Marina, take a hard right.....if you go straight you are in cricket creek. Fish "Wind Blown" Flats., and i can't emphasize the wind enough. Particularly Flat Points, you'll see what im talking about.....they are on both sides as you go upstream. If that does't produce, keep going up river..............the mud bank where Yocum and Long come together is typically pretty productive and the most consistant. I'd focus on the left side or the "Long Creek" side of that bank. Don't be supprised if you don't accidently catch a few slabs...wouldn't that be awful.

Lure of Choice: White Swimming Minnow on 1/8 or 1/4 oz head, if you have chartruse heads that would be my first pic......drag slowly along the bottom, and I mean slow.

Keep us posted.....we'd love to hear how you do.

[Phil Lilley]

We need to go, Jeremy. When can you get away????

[Bill Babler]

Couple of the guys yesterday for lack of anything better to do, fished Long Creek, Cricket Creek and Youcum for crappie, and whites.

One had been catching about a dozen nice crappie a day up there until last week.

Water temps had dropped to 42 from 47 degree.

Fished the flat coves in cricket above the long creek split, and then fished long creek flats from the split to youcum. Had the boat in everything from 15 to 30 ft. and the total for the day using swimming minnows, tubes and maribou was 3 non-keeper size crappie. No whites.

Wind, flats, trees, and channel swings all came into play as these boy guide up there, and know how to catch-em.

They said they did end up with 5 nice crappie from a deep tree between Gages' and the roadbed. Fish were 15 ft. in the top of the tree.

They have down graded the temperature for this weekend now and we are to still have very cold nights.

I just would feel very uncomfortable putting my eggs in the Table Rock Basket for Whites, if I only had a weekend to fish.

One thing on the Whites, Jeremy is usually on top of the cricket creek area and can really catch-em so if he says to go there, might be a good choise, if you have to fish Table Rock.

Good Luck

[ozarkgunner]

I was wondering how the white bass fishing is on the rock, I will be down next weekend with my son, and would like to give him a shot at some whites on an ultra light.

I don't know where you are from and if the drive is too far, but the whites are starting up at Bagnell dam. It's a great place to take a kid fishing.

[trockbassin]

We did great on Bull Shoals for White Bass the other day. They were feeding on a flat in about 4 ft. of water. Table Rock has been tough for whites for me lately.

[smokey]

Thanks for the help, we will be there for 4 days and have alot planned my son wants to watch the flw take off and weigh in and we will fish taney also. I will let everyone know how we did.