UPDATE: UL White Bass Dieoff

[joatmon]

I saw several dozen white bass floating and/or stuck in the detritus along the banks near Lincoln Beach last Saturday.  I didn't observe any in the act of dying.  The birds seemed to be eating well.  

I got absolutely zero bites in a couple of hours of fishing.  I even dropped my flasher transducer over the edge of the dock, but at 2 feet of water did not observe or expect to observe any swimmers.  I talked to several other bank fishers and boat fishers and seems they had similar luck to mine.

I may have to find a different water body to get started in the contest until the die-off/gorging runs its course, or fish somewhere else for something else.  Already put my ice gear away.  I did get the canoe out, so I might try Yuba to see if the wipers and walleyes (or heck, even some carp) are willing to play.  Or ice off somewhere?  Options, options...