Woods, Waters, and Wildlife: A Different Fish

Woods, Waters, and Wildlife: A Different Fish

by John Jefferson Largemouth bass were the prized game fish as I was growing up in East Texas. Before all the lakes were created, catfish and sunfish were more prevalent. But I’d never heard of white bass. Then I moved to Austin. I read the outdoor column in the American Statesman, by the late Russell Tinsley. My earliest white bass knowledge came from his column. He wrote it for 27 years along with 11 outdoor books. He made white bass interesti…