01-08-2015, 11:47 PM
[#0000FF]I have fished white bass in several spots in Texas and Oklahoma. 3-4 pounders during the spring run with the potential for a 5. They call them "sandies"...or sand bass down there.
When I first fished white bass in Utah Lake, back in the early '60s, a 2 pounder was not uncommon. And there have been a few cycles since where some whities approached 3 pounds often enough to get folks excited.
There are some "interesting" spots around Utah Lake. There are some warm springs coming up in several places...some pretty large and flowing fairly heavy a good part of the year. Also some rock piles way out in the middle of nowhere. You can bet that the Loy boys have found a few of them with their nets.
The heavy flowing springs around Lincoln Point are only a shadow of what they used to be. In the early 1900s they were full flowing gushers of hot water boiling out into the lake. Several resorts sprung up to take advantage of the warm water for their pools. Even when I first fished Lincoln Beach, around 1962, there was a good flow of warm water running down into the lake. The white bass swarmed in and would hit even a bare hook.
In recent years the water table has dropped very low and there is no longer much water coming in from the Lincoln Beach springs. Only a bit of steam around the edges on the coldest mornings. But the water around them is no warmer than the main lake. Not nearly the fish magnets they once were.
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When I first fished white bass in Utah Lake, back in the early '60s, a 2 pounder was not uncommon. And there have been a few cycles since where some whities approached 3 pounds often enough to get folks excited.
There are some "interesting" spots around Utah Lake. There are some warm springs coming up in several places...some pretty large and flowing fairly heavy a good part of the year. Also some rock piles way out in the middle of nowhere. You can bet that the Loy boys have found a few of them with their nets.
The heavy flowing springs around Lincoln Point are only a shadow of what they used to be. In the early 1900s they were full flowing gushers of hot water boiling out into the lake. Several resorts sprung up to take advantage of the warm water for their pools. Even when I first fished Lincoln Beach, around 1962, there was a good flow of warm water running down into the lake. The white bass swarmed in and would hit even a bare hook.
In recent years the water table has dropped very low and there is no longer much water coming in from the Lincoln Beach springs. Only a bit of steam around the edges on the coldest mornings. But the water around them is no warmer than the main lake. Not nearly the fish magnets they once were.
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