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Only caught whites once but I couldn't keep them off my hook. It was mid February @ Tobin and I had 20 in an afternoon. The 3 others in the tent had 2 between them. The difference in success I think was that they were using regular jigs and I had rattling jigs. Caught just as many on meal worms as I did with minnows. Switched it up and caught a couple on my home made Dos Equis beer cap lure (also rattling). Probably 15 ish feet of water but can't remember. Good eating but there are worms to cut out of the Tobin whites
Those weren't whites. Those were tulibee. I know what you mean by you couldn't keep them off.
Found no-stop whitefish swimming down there at 15 fow at the edge of shallow area in the afternoon. Bites were few and far between but lasted until one hour after sunset. Iced five plus a walleye with bare spoons but missed a lot more bites or half way. They may go deep to ~35 fow as the season goes in Lake Diefenbaker. The morning bites are normally more consistent than afternoon bites.