Bardwell · Individual fish profile

Hybrid Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops

Bardwell · Keep or release

Daily bag

Length rule

18 in minimum

For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, minimum length limit = 18 inches. Daily bag limit = 5 in any combination.

Hybrid Striped Bass · Identification features below.

A white bass–striped bass hybrid; body stripes are commonly broken. Use the official comparison guide.

Dam structure and vegetation near Highway34 offer cover; the upper basin is shallow and silty.

Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes live bait for catfish and crappie and noisy artificial baits for white bass and hybrids.

Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.

Eating guidance · Hybrid Striped Bass

No active lake-specific advisory or possession ban was named in the reviewed DSHS directory. This does not guarantee that fish are safe to eat.

Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.

A managed sportfish stocked in Texas reservoirs. It is distinct from both white bass and striped bass.

Sources & lake evidence

TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.