White River 4/20/26

[Bill Babler]

Haven’t fished up the White out of SK all year. 
I did this morning starting at 6:30 to a surface temp of 65 degrees. 

Saw fish chasing at the mouth of the Kings and stopped. First topwater fish of the year on the surge Shad. Caught 8 with one keep. 

Really it was tough and I junk fished all morning. Jig, floating worm, top water, swimbait, senko and a C-rig. Moss seems to be gone except if you hit wood. 

Had 15 keepers, but biggest was a 17” LM I caught on a floating worm. Nothing had spawned all full of eggs. I’m sure the LM was up there to do the deed. 

Lots of fish on wood out to 18’ and also 2’.  

I got super Lucky. Scoped a pile in 20’ that was totally loaded  and there was a shad school about 20’ between me and the pile. 

I swam a GP 2.8 over the pile and hooked up. That fish brought at least 25 more fish out of that tree and right into the shad school. It was totally crazy. 

It was chaos, and I couldn’t get them unhooked fast enough. I just busted out laughing.  That’s the first time that has ever happened to me. 

When your fishing that type of structure you may get 1-2-3 but if they come to the boat or you lose one your done.   I got so friggin lucky.  

I need to take pictures if this stuff, but when they’re biting it’s hard not to do the catching. 

I had maybe 25 in a 6 hr. Morning, and I didn’t earn most of them. 

 







 

[Champ188]

You don't know how it makes me smile to hear that you're out there fishing how you want to instead of how you have to. I mean, come on ... who dreamt there'd be a day when you posted a report here that they are on a floating worm? Or that you'd be fishing close enough to reach the bank with a 1-oz spoon. 😆

P.S. I've guided enough to just about worship you guys who did it full time for decades.