The summer and the fall are typically the best times to catch white bass.
Spring: In the spring they may be taken from the tributary streams, the spillway, or along the rock rip-rap using minnows or jigs.
Summer: During the summer months, anglers should watch for white bass feeding on surface schools of shad.  When white bass are on a feeding spree, the action is fast and furious - any small spinning lure, jig, or spoon thrown into a fishing school will frequently produce a fish on every cast.  A feeding spree can end with a sudden finality as quickly as it began, requiring more searching or waiting for them to begin hitting again.
Fall: Fall fishing has been best along the river channels and around the island near the B.N. railroad.  Minnows fished deep or spinning lures and jigs worked slowly in these areas are several ways to catch white bass as the lake schools and this species move into deeper water.