Striped bass
For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, minimum length limit = 18 inches. Daily bag limit = 5 in any combination.
Official lake regulations ↗
Habitat on E. V. Spence
Rocky bluffs, river and creek channels, coves and mud flats provide structure.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD lists bass lures around rocks, flooded vegetation and dropoffs and live or cut bait for catfish.
Lake fishing guide ↗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.
Official consumption guidance ↗Species within this group
Striped Bass
Harvest: For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, minimum length limit = 18 inches. Daily bag limit = 5 in any combination.
Eating guidance: 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.
Usually seven or eight continuous horizontal stripes and two tongue tooth patches.
Individual lake profiles
Choose the species for its own identification, harvest rules and eating guidance on this lake.
Source & occurrence note
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.