White bass still spawning

[JohnF52]

I caught six today about a mile or so above 45 bridge, all males. Five were plenty big to keep. Lunch tomorrow. The water is in good shape, about 20 inch visibility. It gets clearer above the first riffle. Lake water at the ramp.

[Chef of the Sea]

Had a heck of a day up Richland creek today! Went about 500 upstream from the bridge. 8 whites and one assumed hybrid that spit my barbless clouser. Lots of fish still spawning and the river had hundreds running upstream. Awesome day and nice to finally start bringing them in

[JohnF52]

I went to my usual spot Saturday and not even a white bass strike. How do you get 500 ft above Richland Creek bridge? Wading?

[Chef of the Sea]

Yes sir. I start at the point, work under the bluffs, up the mouth of that small creek and wade past the first two shoals. Anywhere the water was funneling down the shoal to around 2' of water they were gulping them up. The large "one that got away" hit at the easternmost edge of the bluff. What a beautiful area. I like to go during the week so it's not a war zone with people chunking lures every 15 seconds

[JohnF52]

When I went on the 23rd, there were only three other vehicles there. I think most have quit fishing for white bass. That's a long way to walk in waders.

[Spencer]

Yes sir. I start at the point, work under the bluffs, up the mouth of that small creek and wade past the first two shoals. Anywhere the water was funneling down the shoal to around 2' of water they were gulping them up. The large "one that got away" hit at the easternmost edge of the bluff. What a beautiful area. I like to go during the week so it's not a war zone with people chunking lures every 15 seconds

Isn't the mouth of that little creek - Mill Branch ( I think) - downstream of the bridge? Or is there another little creek there south of the bridge?

[JohnF52]

It is well downstream of the bridge. Mill Branch.

[JohnF52]

Yes sir. I start at the point, work under the bluffs, up the mouth of that small creek and wade past the first two shoals. Anywhere the water was funneling down the shoal to around 2' of water they were gulping them up. The large "one that got away" hit at the easternmost edge of the bluff. What a beautiful area. I like to go during the week so it's not a war zone with people chunking lures every 15 seconds

I went to the hole and riffle 500 ft above Richland Creek bridge today. The flow is way down. No white bass seen or caught. No one caught any at the bluff near the mouth of Richland either. I think the white bass run is over for this year, and post spawners have returned to the lake. If I am wrong please say so.

I did see large schools of suckers spawning in Richland near the bluff.

[uofastudent]

Caught a prespawn hybrid today at sidewalk hole war eagle arm.

[JohnF52]

Another fisherman at the Hwy 45 ramp said he caught post spawn white bass at point 12 (War Eagle mouth) yesterday.