Mike, we catch yellow bass in Caddo Lake over on the Texas-Louisiana line. Most of them are in the smaller range, but they do get a little larger. Not as large as the white bass. Back in December was the last time I fished Caddo, we were catching them in 10-12 feet of water, right on the bottom. Since it took so long to get a fly down even with a sinking line, we reverted to small cypert type minnow flies with a bell weight to get to the bottom (fly on a dropper rig) on an ultralite spinning rig.

While they are fun to catch, and put up a pretty good fight, they are not considered game fish in Texas and there is no limit on size or quantity if you keep them.

They are excellent eating, and you can filet them just like a bass or crappie, or big bluegill. We usually just dip them in batter and fry like any other panfish. I believe they are more akin to the perch and panfish family than the bass, however, they do resemble some of the basses like sandies, whites, and small hybrid stripers.

What part of Arkansas you fishing?