Upper White River

[Bill Butts]

Fished the Upper White River just above the Hwy 45 bridge up to about a mile upriver on Thursday eve, and all day Friday.

Water is very warm, 69-70 degrees, and the White Bass spawn was rocking and rolling both evenings. Spin tackle fishermen were having great success with small topwaters like PopR's and Baby Spooks in some shallow areas of the first shoal above the bridge.

Our efforts to locate and catch some Hybrids, like the past two weekends, were unsuccessful but we did have the consolation prize of lots of White Bass including many females loaded with eggs. Some very large males in the 3# class were also caught, which was a nice bonus. Didn't catch any females of the same year class as the big males.

Bottom line......that fishery needs a good rain with a corresponding rise in water level of a foot or so, now. If that happens, you may see a rare awesome concentration of all the temperate basses (whites, hybrids, stripers) in the White and/or War Eagle.

PFR (pray for rain!)

Bill

[bobber]

i paddled up river from twin bridges about 6 miles and caught a lot of small males, a handfull of crappie, and two walleye just over 19 inches made for a nice trip!