Speaking for Whitefish, I love catching them. They are good fighters, and are fun to catch. Right now, during the winter, is when Whitefish are spawning and the trout know this. Trout and other Whitefish target the little white to cream colored eggs and that is a good 'fly' to place under a nymph. While I have caught the vast majority of my Whitefish while nymphing (the biggest fly being a size 2 English Bait hook 'Gaff', which is a San Juan Worm variation) I have caught a few on small dries.

Larry ---sagefisher---