White Bass
Morone chrysops
For white bass, minimum length limit = 10 inches. Daily bag limit = 25.
Identify your catch
Silvery body with horizontal stripes; one tooth patch on the back of the tongue.
Habitat on Pat Mayse
Upper-lake coves contain substantial timber and some plant margins; dam riprap also provides structure.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: Fish spring shoreline cover for bass, shallow wood for spawning crappie and dam riprap for late-spring catfish. Schools of white bass can take spoons, jigs or surface lures.
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
A schooling species of lakes and rivers. Do not confuse it with yellow or hybrid striped bass.
General White 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 ↗Species identification ↗