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Purtis Creek · Individual fish profile

White Bass

Morone chrysops

Purtis Creek · Keep or release
Daily bag
25
Length rule
10 in minimum

For white bass, minimum length = 10 inches and daily bag is 25.

Gear restriction: Fishing is by pole and line only.

White Bass
White Bass · Identification features below.

Identify your catch

Silvery body with horizontal stripes; one tooth patch on the back of the tongue.

Habitat on Purtis Creek

Standing trees dominate the upper half and many coves; the guide describes managed hydrilla.

Fishing approach

Lake guide guidance: TPWD reports a late-summer peak for its largest bass, as general historical guidance rather than a current catch forecast.

Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.

Eating guidance · White 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 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.

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