This is kind of a strange question, but does anyone know if the spawning times/conditions are different for river faring white bass vs lake faring ones?
I know they are spawning in UL right now, and I have seen some white bass action when I fish the Jordan. But is there a difference in when or under what conditions they spawn in those two types of waters?
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i have wondered the same thing about the WB in the jordan, its wierd cause i really caught a ton at like the end of march begginning of april when not alot of people were getting them at UL but now people are hammering them at UL and now i cant seem to find more than a few here or there, especially the last 2 weeks. it would be interesting to know if they have different spawing actions in the river which im sure they do i guess it depends on how big of a difference it is from the lake.
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tube dude help us out on this ! ! i have the same [:/] ? [:/] for all of the fish that are in the mighty jordan and the lake - what do they do the same and what do they not do?
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It's a temperature and weather thing. The Jordan river does warm up sooner hence a sooner spawn. Most of the time.
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[cool][#0000ff]The main factor is "prevailing" water temperature. Most fish spawn according to water temps and instinctively know when it is warm enough for their fertilized eggs to suvive and hatch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake is a big body of water and there are a wide range of conditions around the perimeter. Shallow protected areas will warm first and that is where you will see the first spawning activity for all species. The wind is a factor too. When wind blows across the water it cools it through evaporation. So if a cooling breeze comes up the water splashing on the shore might be several degrees cooler than it was just before the wind. That will move active fish out and send them looking for better spawning conditions elsewhere.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The Jordan River is a separate ecosystem. It might seem that it would be the same water conditions as the lake. The water chemistry should be mostly the same but water temps can be raised by inflows from thermal inlets...or dropped by cold mountain streams emptying into the river. And because the moving water in a stream mixes more rapidly than the water in a lake it will warm more quickly on warm days and cool more quickly on cold days...or nights.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The fish operate purely on sensitivity to temperatures and instincts. They don't carry little thermometers and they don't watch TV weather reports. They do what they do for their own reasons...when and if they get ready. Kinda like wives.[/#0000ff]
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