Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
For striped and hybrid striped bass, minimum length limit = 18 inches and daily bag limit = 5 in any combination.
Identify your catch
Usually seven or eight continuous horizontal stripes and two tongue tooth patches.
Habitat on Canyon
Rock ledges, steep banks, flooded timber and installed habitat structures characterize this clear highland reservoir.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes bass fishing around rocky banks and timber, schooling white and striped bass near points, and spring river runs.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
Adults excluding women covered by restriction: At most 2 meals per month; 8 oz per meal. Children under 12: At most 2 meals per month; 4 oz per meal. Women of childbearing age, who are or might become pregnant, or who are nursing: DO NOT EAT. Canyon Lake, Comal County
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Uses open water and feeds heavily on forage fish. Reservoir populations are often maintained by stocking.
General Striped Bass profile →Sources & lake evidence
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗