Ice fishing for whitebass

  • fatguy
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 169
    January 10, 2009 at 12:23 am #1315467

    Are there any oportunities at whitebass through the ice down by Alma or Fountain City?

    Arjak
    Posts: 12
    January 10, 2009 at 12:33 am #735762

    If you want to go a bit further go to Castle Rock. Very good white bass bite going on right now. It sort of pisses you off when you are targeting eyes and crappies and those buggers move in.

    Arjak

    targaman
    Inactive
    Wilton, WI
    Posts: 2759
    January 10, 2009 at 12:50 am #735768

    Castle Rock is the white bass capital of the world!

    mnfish
    Lake Elmo MN
    Posts: 1104
    January 11, 2009 at 1:41 am #735953

    Castle Rock is where??? On the Miss? North or south of Alma?

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    January 11, 2009 at 2:49 am #735987

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    Castle Rock is where??? On the Miss? North or south of Alma?

    It’s in WI.

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    January 11, 2009 at 4:43 am #736018

    I think he is talking about Castle Rock Lake up near Necedah, WI?

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    January 11, 2009 at 1:41 pm #736053

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    I think he is talking about Castle Rock Lake up near Necedah, WI?

    I’m sure he is. A friend at work told me the other day they were on fire.

    As mentioned…that has to be a pain in the when your target is walleye and crappies

    You must be getting your fertilizer put together early this year hey:

    Just kidding ya know….I know some claim they are good, I just have not found that yet

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    January 11, 2009 at 4:04 pm #736103

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    Just kidding ya know….I know some claim they are good, I just have not found that yet

    I think they are ‘alright’ as long as you cut the red strip of meat out and try for the white meat.

    Has anyone tried pickling them?

    Pete

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    January 12, 2009 at 2:11 am #736207

    I have and did not like them. The meat got waxy…smoked they are great!!!

    Electric knives are the way to go Bret! Purposely leave some meat on the skin and the red meat stays on the skin. The meat is like a crappie if you “Get the red out!”

    bosman
    DeSoto, WI
    Posts: 914
    January 12, 2009 at 3:54 pm #736289

    In addition to cutting out the red strip of a White – try soaking the white meat fillets in milk for 24 hours prior to cooking. Making my taste buds water just thinking about it….

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    January 12, 2009 at 4:26 pm #736387

    We pickle them and they are excellent.

    vman59
    Barron,wi
    Posts: 135
    January 13, 2009 at 1:35 pm #736750

    Being from Barron now but raised an hour away from Castle Rock I fished it allot. White Bass are great don’t let anyone tell you different. As state previously take the red strip out and soak in milk and your good to go. but if you want to be a little more adventurous I like to get a bottle of salsa (cheap stuff is fine) pour salsa into a bowl then fill the jar up with water and mix, then pour over fillets and leave in fridge covered over night. Drain dip in egg and bread crumbs. ENJOY.

    eye_hunter
    Posts: 517
    January 26, 2009 at 8:44 pm #741572

    what about here in the good old mississippi, where can the white bass be found, since alot of you guys dont like’em you can tell be where all the white bass are right… especially ice fishing.

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