White Bass Report

[Jeremy Rasnick]

Went to the Spring River on Sunday March Fist and put in at the Highway 10 Bridge.....As we usually do this time of year we went upstream past the 90 Degree bend. We started off the morning throwing rapalas due to the fact taht this is a fun way to fish and "Usually" very Productive. My Journal showed that this weekend last year we caught them in large numbers on this tactic. We were disapointed and talked to many other anglers in this stretch of water that insured us that business should pick up anytime. The water temp had dropped 7 degrees and the Whites weren't there. @ 9:30 I got a call from Phil telling me that we were fishing too high on the river. We needed to be above Twin Bridges around the power lines. It didn't take us long to realize he was probably right........Long story short....we ended up cleaning our limit of 60 white bass between 3 guys and trowing back a few dink's. We were throwing white Sliders and doing as well or better than those around us. 9 out of 10 boats were trolling....>Water had more color in it than I had expected.....not really a good thing.

Thanks to Phil and i hate to admit it.....he was right we were wasting our time upstream

I will have pictures to follow.

[Phil Lilley]

Finally...

A good friend of mine fishes there year round and usually has a handle on where the whites are. I called in and got the skinny from a trip he made on Friday and put JR on the fish.

The Spring was real dirty a week ago but is clearing up. It should be in great shape for the next week.

Paul talks about, and I've seen them, old bridge piers and a set of high lines. Those who know the area know these landmarks. That's where the whites are- between the bridge piers and high lines. But they should be moving up above the riffles if it stays warms.

[Phil Lilley]

[ollie]

I know where I'll be this weekend!

[Fish Bork]

Do you need a boat or can you fish on the bank or wade. Also how much is an out of state liscense. Thanks

[hawgslayer]

where are the twim bridges at?

[Phil Lilley]

Where highway 60 crosses the rivers... Neosho and Spring.

[Chief Grey Bear]

[Long story short....we ended up cleaning our limit of 60 white bass between 3 guys and trowing back a few dink's.

Where did you see that there is a limit on White Bass in Oklahoma?

Chief Greybear

[Rusty]

"Grand (applies to all tributaries and upstream to state line, and to the area below Pensacola dam downstream to SH 82 bridge)

Daily/Minimum Size Limits: All species of black bass; six (6) combined per day / 14-inch minimum. All crappie; 15 combined per day / 10-inch minimum. Striped bass hybrids and/or white bass; 20 combined per day, of which only five (5) may be 20 inches or longer".

Taken from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife web site.

You have to go the Special Restrictions section.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Welp, yer right. I guess that is why that lake is over run with them.

Good luck

Cheif Greybear