White Bass Fishing Texas
The white bass, commonly referred to as “sand bass” , is an abundant and popular sportfish in Texas reservoirs. This is due to its willingness to bite artificial lures, schooling behavior, and outstanding quality as table fare. White bass provide angler s with exciting action throughout the year, but most notably during their annual spring spawning migration up river and stream tributaries. From January through April, large schools of white bass concentrate in the far upper ends or riverine sections of reservoirs making them moresusceptible to anglers. The complete white bass angler understands the biology, migrational behavior,
preferred habitat, appropriate fishing techniques and local “hot spots” for this popular species. You can find when, where, and what time, the white bass run up Rowlett Creek on Lake Ray Hubbard on this blog site!
When Do You Fish for White Bass?
In early spring white bass swim upcurrent, out of the South's reservoirs and into its rivers, then its creeks. Their number is vast, a seemingly endless procession of fish that are silver in shade and streamlined in form. Their powerful tails push tirelessly against a flow that is oftentimes strong and swollen from late winter rains. Still, white bass doggedly nose up the tributaries, driven by the instinct to reproduce. First come the smaller males, looking for the right combination of depth and current where spawning can take place. Then follow the females, fat-bellied with roe and anxious to find a partner with which to share these fish's peculiar mating process. It is a true rite of the warming season. It is also a time when anglers can catch white bass until their muscles quiver from exhaustionWhat is the Best White Bass Lure
JigsJigging Minnows
Hair Jigs
Soft Plastics
Grubs
Minnow Baits
Ring Worms
Crankbaits
Spinners
In-Line Spinners
Spinner Rigs
Spoons
Jigging Spoons
What do White Bass Eat?
As for White Bass behavior, the fish tend to avoid eating aquatic plants and focus on finding other organisms to eat. Popular prey creatures for them include zooplankton, small crustaceans, minnows, bait fish and water fleas. White Bass inhabit mostly rivers, creeks and streams, but can be found spawning in medium and large lakes, as well as manmade reservoirs.White Bass reproduce between March and May each year in waters that range from 54 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit. They prefer to lay their eggs in moving streams but will also spawn in nearshore lake currents that get swept up by winds. Female White Bass can lay as many as a half million eggs.
White Bass Interesting Facts
The state record in Florida for largest White Bass ever caught weighed 4.69 pounds;
White Bass are related to Striped Bass, which has led some to call them “wipers”;
huge schools of White Bass have been known to herd groups of baitfish toward the surface as they go into feeding frenzies;
White Bass have a sharp point on each gill cover, while Striped Bass have two;
and White Bass are the fifth most preferred species among licensed Texas anglers, according to the state’s parks and wildlife foundation.