Spotted Bass
Micropterus punctulatus
No minimum length for spotted bass; 5 black bass combined daily.
Identify your catch
Rows of small dark spots below the lateral band help distinguish spotted bass. Confirm with the official bass identification guide.
Habitat on Lake Palestine
Timber, brush, bridges and upper-lake vegetation.
Fishing approach
White/hybrid bass: winter into spring between the dam and US 155. Crappie: spring jigs/minnows near US 155. Catfish: channel areas. Bass: upper-lake creeks and bays.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
No lake-specific advisory found in the checked DSHS active list. This does not establish that fish are safe to eat.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Generally uses more current than largemouth bass. Its diet includes fish and crayfish.
General Spotted Bass profile →Sources & lake evidence
Occurrence documented in the TPWD lake guide, fisheries survey or historical records. Historical evidence does not establish present abundance. Current harvest rules were checked separately from older survey regulations.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗