White Bass?
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Very light reports I’ve heard on the hooch near Franklin and Coosa near Mayo.
No luck in the place or two I have tried.
Probably a week or two more I’ve gathered. I hear the sustained winter will make them run more at the same time when they do, improving the catch rate for that day rather than spreading them out.
Looking forward to catching a few myself.
I haven’t figured it quite out yet, but I think the ballfields as a starting point up to the shoals makes the most sense. I haven’t done the state park (chattahoochee bend) down float but would like to.
Mike do white bass eventually make their way all the way up the Hooch to Morgan Falls? Â I had only ever heard of a run on the north end of the river, out of Lanier.
Zach
I caught two white bass about five years ago just south of 285 on a mepps spinner. This was late April-early May.
Some guys I know in the neighborhood were fishing live small minnows over
Mike do white bass eventually make their way all the way up the Hooch to Morgan Falls? Â I had only ever heard of a run on the north end of the river, out of Lanier.
ZachThe whites are much more tolerant of the summer water conditions on the lake than are the striper, and the majority head back down after the spawn is over.
I live just off Hwy 34 about 20 miles from Franklin. I can usually tell when the whites and hybrids are running by the jonboats headed west. Its usually around April 1st every year if I remember right. Put in at the ballfields (in Franklin) and motor up. The whites are schooling so they may be anywhere between the ramp and the first set of major shoals. Fish the creek mouths (there’s a big one on the left going up). When u find them…..they usually hang out briefly then move….then you hafta find them again.
I’ve always wanted to float from the new state park to Franklin in the driftboat. I’d take a kicker to speed up the float.
If anyone does this float, I’d be interested in how it goes.
BTW….it will be a madhouse up there if the fish are there. The Gheenoe or something similar is the way to go. I’m always amused at the guys in the 40G Tritons….trying to get up there.
“The dogwoods start to bloom”
That’s the indicator we use around here. I fish one creek in particular off one of the Hooch lakes that has a good run.
Got into a few white bass yesterday in the upper Coosa-Etowah drainage basin. Scouted this area twice before but this was the first time I tried fishing it. Took my canoe with the trolling motor and explored around a bit before I started to catch a few fish. From what I heard the bite was a bit slow but consistent, we caught 8 white bass and 2 spots. All on bladed flies or spinners. Pretty nice day to be out, really looking forward to when they turn on!
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