White Bass Runs Are Finally Here The initial stages of the white bass runs are underway at reservoirs across Kentucky The author holds a white bass caught last April from the Salt River just upstream of Taylorsville Lake. Average-sized white bass such as this one, usually male, are the first to migrate upstream during their annual spring spawning runs, followed by the la By Lee McClellan From Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife ResourcesFRANKFORT, Ky. – It is now the first of April. If you asked most Kentuckians what it feels like weather-wise, they would say it is the first of March.READ THE FULL STORY ON Game & Fish GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Email Address Sign Me Up