The White Bass Run

Have you ever been fishing a lake early in the morning and off in the distance you can see a big area of the water splashing like crazy? This is what happens when schools of shad (bait fish) leave cover early in the mornings to head for open water. When fishing, look for lots of splashing on the water's surface. Drive your boat out into the middle of all the tail slapping, water splashing commotion. What is going on? The shad are making a mad dash for the open water and the white bass are schooling all around them, picking off as many as they can. It almost doesn't matter what kind of lure you choose, (the white bass are in a feeding frenzy and will attack almost anything in the water that will fit in their mouth) but I prefer throwing a light colored spinner bait. This feeding frenzy will only last about fortyfive minutes from just before sunrise until just after. This is the most action packed fortyfive minutes of fishing you can experience in Louisiana's fresh waters. You better have plenty of room to put the fish you will catch because there is no legal limit to the amount you can catch, and trust me, you will be suprised by the amount of fish you will land.