White Bass Question

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I can help you out a bit, I have examined the stomach contents of numerous white bass in all seasons. Here is a list of what I have encountered. Plankton (daphnia, predominately), baby white bass up to 3 inches in length, green sunfish, small bluegills. Plankton appear in stomachs of fish generally when other larger forage is less available in winter and spring. However the majority of the diet and associated weight gains results from cannabalism. The white bass in utah lake subsist almost entirely on their own young during the summer (about late July and onwards) and fall months and up into the early winter months. I would say up to 90% of their diet is consists of their own children. Saying this reminds me of the writer Jonathan Swift's satirical piece entitled "A Modest Proposal." Every other predator in utah lake also preys upon baby white bass. The baby white bass themselves feed upon plankton as well as insects, the swarms of midges around the shores being the most significant insect. Feel free to pm for further details. I have dissected stomachs of almost every fish I catch. Does this help?
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