Taylorsville: Bass

[jcb]

I would go up the salt river and fish for white bass.

^^^ this

[JimDi]

Went today and mostly ran the boat, but did fish for about 2 hours. Only managed one crappie on a #5 Fire Tiger Shad Rap. Did try a spinnerbait and jig, but no success. I tried a Luhr Jensen 1/8oz speed trap and had one fish hit at it. I don't know this lake so I had no confidence in anything I tried.

I thought the water clarity looked really good. Up towards Beech creek, it was the mostly murky/muddy. Clarity towards the dam and up the lake towards Settler's Trace were murky.

Don't know temperature because the guy I bought the boat from didn't have a termperature gage on them. Will have to change them out.

WHERE DO THE WHITE BASS RUN AT ?? DO YOU GO PAST VAN BUREN ??

[fishincreek]

Went today and mostly ran the boat, but did fish for about 2 hours. Only managed one crappie on a #5 Fire Tiger Shad Rap. Did try a spinnerbait and jig, but no success. I tried a Luhr Jensen 1/8oz speed trap and had one fish hit at it. I don't know this lake so I had no confidence in anything I tried.

I thought the water clarity looked really good. Up towards Beech creek, it was the mostly murky/muddy. Clarity towards the dam and up the lake towards Settler's Trace were murky.

Don't know temperature because the guy I bought the boat from didn't have a termperature gage on them. Will have to change them out.

WHERE DO THE WHITE BASS RUN AT ?? DO YOU GO PAST VAN BUREN ??

Yes- past the 248 bridge.

[09Z7SC]

Yes- past the 248 bridge.

Can you do that in a 18.5' fiberglass boat? It appears to be no deeper than 4' past Van Buren and my Navionics chart just says "Shallow" past that area. I don't want to **** up my boat going up that far but I like some white bass fried up in cornmeal. From what I read, the run is already over.

[R520]

I fished Taylorsville Saturday. Had 1 keeper once I figured them out late in the day. Probably had 8 or 9 fish. I did not think water was bad at all other than by van buren ramp and Timber Creek both muddy. Busting shad in the backs of the creeks. Water temp I found was 66-68. It does seem like they want a jig or plastic right now.

[numbuts]

you can get up that far if you hug the left bank and stay in the channel going past van burren once you reach the river it deepens

[09Z7SC]

you can get up that far if you hug the left bank and stay in the channel going past van burren once you reach the river it deepens

Thanks for the info, I'll have to try that.

[JimDi]

R520:
How deep were your fish? Were they by the standing timber or laydowns or on barren banks? Might try to get out this weekend, if I don't have to overtime.

[R520]

R520:
How deep were your fish? Were they by the standing timber or laydowns or on barren banks? Might try to get out this weekend, if I don't have to overtime.

Points were the key for me. Mainly laydowns on points. The thing is the fish were slamming shad in about 2-4 ft in the back. I only had one dink in the back of the creeks. The one keeper I did have was in about 8-10.
Good Luck!