A sentimental favorite, this lure just flat-out catches fish and is ideal for the tributary streams white bass run into in the spring to spawn. Selecting lures for white bass—also known as sand bass, ...

Fishing with topwater lures isn’t the only way to catch white bass, but many would argue that it’s the most exciting. One friend of mine described this type of fishing as “a sensory overdose.” You see ...

The river was up and ugly as Texas rivers tend to get when a good late-winter or early-spring rain sends a slug of sediment-rich runoff down the channel. But when we maneuvered the boat out of the ...

Bruce Darr shows a 35-pound striped bass he caught while fly fishing in early January in the Rocky Branch area of Beaver Lake ...

Donald Hornick is, by his own admission, "absolutely crazy about fishing for white bass." The 52-year-old Houstonian even makes and sells a few white bass lures — heavy, "slab" spoons used to jig for ...

The author holds a chunky white bass caught from the Salt River in March, 2020. With water temperatures rising into the 50s, the white bass runs should commence in the next couple of weeks. The annual ...

If you check the encyclopedia set inside Jake Donachricha’s Baton Rouge home, the thickest, heaviest book is marked “F.” With good reason: “F” stands for “fishing” and this guy is a fisherman, and one ...

White bass rule the rivers' roost in April when these hard-fighting fish make their spawning run up the tributaries of Ozark lakes. Anglers roll out the welcome mat, waiting in boats and on shore for ...

Now that spring is here, lots of folks are fishing at Lake Fort Phantom Hill. Many of those anglers are catching white bass and hybrid striped bass. Be sure you know the difference. Some local anglers ...

If you like easy fishing and fast catching, a white bass trip is just what you need over the next few weeks. Right now, white bass are making their spawning runs into tributaries of all our lakes and ...