Once it occurred to me that these Bass were males guarding their nests, I decided to tie on a saltwater Sardine pattern to see if I could get a defensive strike... that was the ticket!  Cast, let it settle to the bottom, and strip-pause strip-pause.  I hooked up 7 times in about an hour, 2 broke me off, 2 threw the hook and 3 were landed.

All of them were White Bass and a hoot to hook!  The take was fairly subtle, but the fight was amazing.  They weren't very big, but they could take line out of a reel quick.  I had a blast catching my first ever White Bass and recommend it highly to any fly-fisher looking for a game fish with muscle.