UPDATED: White Bass Die Off at Utah Lake 3-26-2022

[MSM1970]

I fished out of Provo on Saturday with Mooseman75. We had 2 tentative hits from possible cats the entire morning. We used cut WB, both fresh and thawed. Second skunk in a row for me. I also tired to catch whites for an early hour on Friday w/o a hit. Water temp was 53 - 56 degrees

Between the morning fishing trip on Saturday and afternoon boat ride/grandkids. I counted about 100 dead WB scattered randomly from the airport to the mouth of Powel Slew. I also saw 4 that were dying and swimming in tight circles on the lake surface. One of the cirlcle swimmers had large teeth marks on it, but I doubt all 100 were bite victims. I suspect the circler was bitten because it was swimming like a cripple.

I think the cats are gorged on dead WB right now.

I called and emailed the DWR for some understanding of whether this happens each spring, although I've never seen it before. I'll give and update when I get one.

It is not every year, I to have noticed all the dead WB except for what the pelicans are eating, no doubt the eyes and cats are full, it has been a tough spring for all the eye guys I know,   that would sense why they done like me, at least thats my story,

Be curious on what the DNR have to say.