No White Bass
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Zach,
They are thick down here in west georgia. Kent may weigh in with a report. He guides down here and has been on them for two weeks now. Hybrids are hitting too! He is one of a few in the area that targets them with a fly rod.
Zach,
I agree completely with the post that mentioned water temp.
You must track that factor, and ask everyone you discuss it with if they know when they give you info.
57 is the magic mark for Whites in MO and AR, so I’m assuming it is the same or close anywhere.
Mid-sixties, give or take a few degrees and you should have fish doing it somewhere or everywhere.
It was 70 in the Upper White last Friday and lots of females were in and spawn was taking place at night.They are thick down here in west georgia. Kent may weigh in with a report. He guides down here and has been on them for two weeks now. Hybrids are hitting too!
Zach, the white bass are going full blast here too.
Run seems pretty good east of Atlanta in one of the 2 rivers I’ve tried. The other river has yet to produce a single white, but has been good for crappie and packed up with spawning carp. Last year I had a tough time getting whites and only saw a few. I heard lots of anglers last year saying the run was poor. Also, this is the lowest the rivers around here have been during these months for the last 4-5 years, which makes the fish pretty easy to find. I have not figured out these local white runs yet, but I know for sure there is variation among years as far as timing and angler success. Temp 2 weeks ago was 58 F.
However, while looking for whites/crappie I did manage my first, ever, carp on a fly when he sucked up a little clouser-like thing. Totally unexpected, on a 3 wt.
Gary
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