• Characteristics - slab-sided, blue gray to silvery spiny-rayed fish; dorsal, caudal and anal fins slate gray, pectoral fins and belly white; dorsal fin separated into two lobes; few attain weights greater than 2-3 pounds
• Distribution - Mississippi River and lower reaches of its tributaries, natural lakes in northeast Iowa
• Foods - fish, insects, and crustaceans
• State Record - 3 pounds, 14 ounces - West Okoboji Lake, Dickinson County, May 1972 - Bill Born, Milford, Iowa
• Expert's Tip - try fishing white and/or yellow jigs (1/8 ounce) in tandem where you see the schools of white bass chasing minows to the surface

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