Sam Rayburn Reservoir · Individual fish profile

White Bass

Morone chrysops

Sam Rayburn · Keep or release

Daily bag

Length rule

10 inches

25 white bass daily, 10-inch minimum. Yellow bass is a separate species with different rules.

White Bass · Identification features below.

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

TPWD says white bass numbers are limited at Sam Rayburn relative to major game fish.

TPWD specifically identifies spring as a good season for white bass fishing here.

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

Eating guidance · White Bass

Not listed in DSHS Advisory 51. That does not establish that the fish is safe to eat.

Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.

A schooling species of lakes and rivers. Do not confuse it with yellow or hybrid striped bass.

Sources & lake evidence

TPWD Sam Rayburn lake guide and historical water-body records. Records establish occurrence, not current abundance.