White Bass on the Upper White River

[Bill Butts]

Greetings~

Just a quick report from last Saturday,17th.

Fished all day above Twin Bridges with fishin buddies John and Dave, and yes the fish were certainly there. Water temps stayed in the high 50's throughout the day which was mostly cloudy, which helps with fish that are light sensitive.

We spent almost the entire day in a stretch about 150 yards long that was nice to wade with a tall mud bank and nice flow. John and I both keep a journal for a lot of reasons, including a fish count. I would tell you how many we caught but it would sound like a lie blown out of proportion. Let's just say it was good all day long as long as you kept a Clouser of any color with any hair left on it in the water. John did have a bonus fish, a nice 6# Hybrid Striper.

Fun day.

Bill

[Ham]

The numbers can get crazy when you really get into the White Bass. I broke down and bought a clicker because I could not keep an accurate count and I got tired of trying to guess. When you say around 100, people look at you funny. The first time I used it we caught 87. I thought that was a relatively slow day.

I do envy your success with the flyrod though. I was catching a lot of White Bass, but I could not get the Whites to play along when I broke out the White Rod. I stuck with it until I caught one, but I watched my Dad catch about 20 while I stuggled to get bit.

I love to see my Dad catch fish, but prefer doubles to watching his 20 singles.

Thanks for the report. I'm not in range to act upon it though.

[Fishhand]

Thanks for the report, Bill. My buddy and I had planned on going down Sunday, but with the cold snap we figured they might have shut down. Oooops