Detroit River simmers with white bass, history

Dustin Walsh - In May, the Detroit River boils. It's a springtime tradition. White bass, or silver bass or Texas salmon or the bane of every late season walleye angler, migrate from Lake Erie into the lower reaches of the Detroit River to spawn. In the warmer, shallow waters near the many islands surrounding Grosse Ile, schools of white bass chase packs of emerald shiners to the surface in intermittent feeding frenzies, splashing at the surface. The image is intense, mystifying and confusing – like