Hybrid Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops
For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, minimum length limit = 18 inches. Daily bag limit = 5 in any combination.
Identify your catch
A white bass–striped bass hybrid; body stripes are commonly broken. Use the official comparison guide.
Habitat on Somerville
Creek arms, open-water shad schools and installed fish attractors provide fishing structure.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes early-spring white and hybrid bass in creeks, followed by open-water schooling activity in summer and fall. Welch Park is noted before the spawning migration.
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 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.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗