Schools of white bass are easy to find with sonar, and there are few days when they resist a jigging spoon repeatedly put in front of their noses. Weather can be miserable, but the fishing can be great. In late winter, the fish prepare for spawning runs near the mouths of traditional spawning streams. Texoma, Whitney, Tawakoni, Buchanan, Possum Kingdom. Live shad, big jigs, jigging spoons, crankbaits and topwater plugs.
Stripers are historically saltwater fish that swim up rivers to spawn.
When spawning migrants were trapped by dams, the fish thrived in the rising lakes. They've since been transplanted in many landlocked lakes. Though the fish do not spawn in most Texas lakes, they will make a spawning run up flowing rivers or streams that feed the lake. You'll often find the fish around the mouths of upper lake tributaries this time of year. Fish swirling and baitfish jumping to escape are obvious tipoffs to schooling activity.