I fished Whitney on Friday for white bass. I found them at a couple of places on the main lake area. I was fishing by myself and I caught at least 50 white bass using slabs and 1/16 oz jigs. The problem is that all but 4 of them were 7-8 inches long. I was even catching these little guys on 3/4 oz slabs. I try to eat fresh fish if possible, so I released the 4 keepers at the end of the day as they weren't enough for a family meal. I assume next year may be a bonus white bass year at Whitney as I've never encountered so many small white bass there.

Not sure why, but Whitney has never had a great sandy bite to me

A 8 inch white should be a perfect size for a big striper meal.

Small whites in a lot of the lakes this year. Next year should be a great sandbass bite if the weather holds out.

I brought my 12 and 11 year old girls out to Whitney Friday. They each caught 30-40 and couldn't have cared less they were short fish! Good times

That’s great!

On Saturday I caught probably 15 whites and they were all 12-15". Now stripers....out of 25 or so only had 4 legal fish.

Lots of smalls at my lake right now from the bank..

The small fish, both whites and stripes will be perfect size next spring. So, leave them and find another lake. I move to another lake and or another spot on same lake if small fish are prevalent. I also purchase slabs with barbless hooks as not to destroy the mouths of those fish of the future !