OPINION | Putthoff White bass spawn has anglers running to local rivers

April 11, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Flip Putthoff

Any lure that resembles a minnow is good for catching white bass. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)
Any lure that resembles a minnow is good for catching white bass. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)

Dogwood trees on the river bank sport dazzling white blossoms during April. There's also plenty of white swimming in the streams that flow into Beaver Lake when schools of white bass move up these tributaries to spawn.