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Mackenzie · Individual fish profile

Hybrid Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops

Mackenzie · Keep or release
Daily bag
5
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
Hybrid Striped Bass · Identification features below.

Identify your catch

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

Habitat on Mackenzie

Steep canyon banks, rock faces and boulders dominate; coves contain some flooded timber.

Fishing approach

Lake guide guidance: Target open water for hybrids with shad-like lures or live bait. Fish flooded trees for bass and rock or timber structure for crappie using jigs or minnows.

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.

General species guide

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

General Hybrid 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.

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