Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
For largemouth bass, length limit is a 16–24” slot. Bass 16 inches and less or 24 inches or greater in length may be retained. Only one largemouth bass 24 inches or greater may be retained each day. For smallmouth bass (if present), minimum length limit = 14 inches. No minimum length limit on Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass (if present). Daily bag limit for all black bass species is 5 in any combination.
Gear restriction: Use of trotlines is prohibited.
Identify your catch
The upper jaw extends behind the eye. A dark lateral band runs along the side.
Habitat on Fayette County
Standing timber, limited submerged plants, old tank dams, dropoffs, roadbeds and channels provide structure in a cooling reservoir.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD lists spring bass crankbaits and plastics, low-light topwaters, natural catfish baits and worms or crickets for redear.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
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.
General species guide
Often uses vegetation, woody cover and relatively quiet water. Adults eat fish and other aquatic prey.
General Largemouth 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 ↗