Stockton Whites

[Hunter91]

My son and I went to Stockton around the two bridges and trolled crankbaits all morning. We only caught 5 white bass but they were excellent size about 15 inches. We were hoping to find some schooling but didn't see any all morning. They were about 18-20 ft deep in 30ft of water.

[Dutch]

I have been looking for them off and on all summer and have never seen more than just a few at a time and only up for 10 seconds or so. I have not seen morning whites at all. I have mostly been in the Cedar Ridge area.

[Hunter91]

We've seen the same thing this summer. We chased them early last month all one morning and caught 8. Like you said they never stayed up for more than 10-20 seconds. Last year we caught them around Masters and they stayed up for nearly an hour at a time.

[Dutch]

We caught some on the drop on the long campground point at Masters one night but they weren't surfacing. We just got tired of looking and started fishing.

We didn't catch a lot, maybe 10-12.

I haven't been back there in several weeks. It is too hot to be on the water right now.

[Hunter91]

Caught some whites schooling in the Mutton Creek area this evening. they were very scattered but we got on a couple of small schools and caught about 20 keepers on topwaters right at dark.

[Dutch]

That is the first I have heard of any surfacing in a long time. I have been fishing off and on all summer at Stockton and haven't seen any.

I did hear of a few guys catching some whites while bass fishing in the river above Birch's Branch about a week ago. It should be about time for them to be on the windy banks.