Jsinn01 I never have had any luck at Brushy creek but I can't say I have fished there enough times to figure things out. I would like to get together and you can show me where the crappie usually hand out.

Speaking of slick banks, after this heart surgery I have had to be real careful not to fall, slip and break open any stiches. So I have had to fish from the top of banks rather than down low next to the water. To be honest, I probably should wait another week before fishing, I have pressed my luck these last two trips. But I also know there is only three weeks left of good fishing for these fish, so one has to make the best of their time while they are up in these creeks and rivers. This years spawn marks my fiftieth year fishing for spawning whites and I have never missed a year even when I lived in another state. That's a long time to do this sport and ever trip has been a blast. The white bass spawn fishing trip stories are endless. You name it and I have tried it. From catching my own live bait to now nothing but that 1/32 ounce jig. I use to use live spot tail minnows fished on a small hook free floating them so I could watch these whites come to the surface and grab them. Sight fishing is what I called it. I loved watching them shoot up to the surface and chase those minnows. And the river water was crystal clear to watch every bit of this action take place. We would catch our minnows before the sun came up in pitch darkness. One swipe down the river bank with a sein and you had all the live bait two people needed to fish with all day long. And the camp outs on the river were priceless. But when I started this sport, there was no limit on how many one could catch. Therefore I took home truck loads back in those days.
Another crazy thing about this sport, I'm also a huge black bass angler. But when the whites are spawning, I stop fishing for blacks and only target whites. And trust me, this is not easy to do. Right now the black bass are on the move and it is now that you target the big girls moving up on spawning beds. But white bass fishing with ultra light tackle is still my go to fishing when the spawn is in full swing. What an amazing sport.

Great job Doug and Jon

I had the same experience on Saturday morning. I caught 51 and the majority of them were females.

Here's another observation that can be totally disregarded. When the fish are actively spawning the males are preoccupied and difficult to catch. The females on the other hand will hunker down tight to structure of some type to try and rest from the constant beating and pushing of the males.

If you can drift that fly or lure onto their nose you can catch them. Note Jon's description of the drift, this is what Fishytx always taught me and the reason he utilizes a 1/32 ounce jig. He used to say if you're using a 1/8 ounce jig your just getting lucky and knocking them in the head.

Also note the HL&S video of how he dead drifts a light fly. That drift will often cover 15 feet or more and the current slowly brings the fly down onto the fishes nose.

The females won't chase anything.

Lake Buchanan?

Credit is low and crystal clear. Caught 30 in an hour. Flip em on the bank and just keep catching. Lept 13 for the gease, headed home.