robert lee
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I got a 905 G2.
Great rod that does everything: dries, hoppers, weighted nymphs and even small streamers. Don’t know why it’s considered (only) a dry fly rod?…I never looked at my G2 as a dry fly rod,
Zach – here is some information regarding the White Bass runs in our area.  I’ve only had the experience of chasing them through the Coosa Water Shed on the Etowah River.  The population can be dense at times.  Early spring ( late March early April) or about the time the dogwoods bloom is when they start moving from the  reservoirs up the rivers and creeks that feed them in order to spawn.
The info is in parts, pulled from another site of guys that do nothing but chase warm water species
Lake Allatoona is not well-known as a tremendous white bass fishery, but a pretty good run exists up the Etowah River arm. Whites can be found upstream past Dawsonville, but most fishermen concentrate their efforts between the lake and Canton. The Little River is another feeder stream that may be worth a look.
Lake Weiss– Located on the Georgia-Alabama line, Lake Weiss might boast the most dense population of white bass in the state. The vast majority of the whites will journey up the Coosa River arm, but a few venture up Big Cedar Creek, just off the lake. One of the state’s best-known white bass holes is the area below Mayo’s Lock and Dam near Rome (there is a boat ramp and bank fishing available from atop the lock). Expect a crowd here during the run. The whites stack up here by the hundreds of thousands every year, and many will keep heading upstream after a short stay. These fish will either make a right or left when they reach the Rome city limits and head up the Oostanaula or Etowah Rivers. Action on both of these rivers can be fast, as there are some great creek mouths in each. Whites heading up the Etowah can make it no farther than the low-head dam near Cartersville. Oostanaula whites can head north up the Conasauga or east up the Coosawattee all the way to the tailrace of the reregulation dam behind Carter’s Lake. The fish in these rivers are probably not as numerous as they are farther downstream in the Coosa, Etowah, and Oostanaula rivers. The reregulation reservoir itself contains whites, which might head up Talking Rock Creek a short distance.
Lake Lanier– Lake Lanier boasts a massive population of whites. These fish will head up the Chattahoochee arm north of Belton Brige Rd., and the best fishing is normally found from here downstream to Lula Bridge. Many of Lanier’s whites will head up the Chestatee River arm and normally do not go much farther than the GA 400 bridge. Both the Chattahoochee and Chestatee runs receive a good bit of attention from anglers on spring weekends.
West Point– The white bass run out of West Point is also legendary. Anywhere from State Highway 219 all the way up to the shoals near Franklin can produce 100-fish days if you catch it right. West Point also has some smaller tributaries that may be worth a look.
For me, the key to either a good glow bug or Y2k is making sure that you get good tension down on the yarn.
