Fishing for White Bass
Identification, habitat, techniques, and tackle—then find a captain who targets them.
White bass (Morone chrysops) is a stout, silvery schooling fish with a deep, compressed body and a slightly forked tail. Adults typically show 5 to 7 faint horizontal stripes or broken bars along the
White bass inhabit lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and impoundments across much of central and eastern North America, especially the Mississippi River basin and Great Lakes region. They do well in both
Target white bass where you find concentrations of baitfish or active surface schools. In spring and fall, fish shallow points, river mouths, and spawning tributaries; in summer work middepth edges
Use light to medium-light spinning outfits: 6'6" to 7'6" rods with 6 to 12 lb test line for most situations. Many anglers run braided mainline (6-10 lb braid) with an 8-12 lb fluorocarbon leader for
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