Thread: Sand Bass fishing

Saw a flefly video a couple weeks ago and they were catching them in Spring River. I would imagine you could find them in the creek mouths by now.

Id like to know about the Sand Bass bite as well.

Two Great grandson fished Rocky Point yesterday afternoon in very high winds. No sand bass, two black bass one 13" & 15" and one 10" black crappie.

My Bradford Pear tree bloomed out last week and normally that's my call to hit a test spot on Chouteau Creek that gives me pretty good yearly indication on the sandies. Normally if I see no shad movement I give them a week and a half and go back and slaughter them. If I see some shad movement it normally takes about a week and they are hitting hard. Once they hit hard for 4 or 5 days after that I then leave Chouteau Creek and grab all the buckets, Ice chests or anything that will hold fish and hit the mouth of Pryor Creek all the way up to Low Water. Well this year the creek was hopping with shad about 5 days ago and still haven't slaughtered them. Only thing I can think of is that the overnight temp's are still getting to low. This weeks of rain surely won't help!

Thanks Jason- I have 4 grandsons coming soon to spend their spring break with us and so I'm interested in the SB runs. Have to admit I'm glad for an excuse to chase those hard fighting little fish- they are fun to catch!

In my opinion they are the closes as far as taste to a Crappie then any other fish. But I also like ketchup in my brown beans, so who I'm I to say!

I was around the Arkansas River at Kaw Saturday and didnt see anyone fishing the river for Sandies so its safe to say they haven't started up north.

Originally Posted by giantsfan

I was around the Arkansas River at Kaw Saturday and didnt see anyone fishing the river for Sandies so its safe to say they haven't started up north.

Around here, the old saying is that when the dogwoods and redbuds bloom, the sandie's and crappie are moving into the creeks and up river to spawn.
With this warm weather, I'd say its soon.