UPDATE: UL White Bass Dieoff

[doggonefishin]

This may or may not have any significance, but on my last ice fishing trip to UL, in early February, I noticed some odd behavior in the white bass and the body condition had deteriorated notably from fish I had caught earlier in the ice season.  The fish fillets were markedly less substantial than usual.  Normally, white bass tend to orient close to the bottom third of the water column when ice fishing at UL.  On the last trip, they came through closer to the surface and sluggishly moved a little up or down when jigged.  (They came through in the zone crappie usually appear, but I caught enough of each that it was apparent that a lot of these marks were WB.)  Finally, WB usually are fairly scrappy when hooked.  These fish were notably not.  The crappie, perch, and bluegills seemed to be normal.  

I haven't corresponded with Chris for a couple years, but still have his email.  I will forward this to him tonight and report back what he says.