White Bass
Morone chrysops
For white bass, minimum length = 10 inches and daily bag is 25.
Identify your catch
Silvery body with horizontal stripes; one tooth patch on the back of the tongue.
Habitat on Waco
Rock, clay and gravel shorelines, flooded timber, roadbeds, docks and bridge pilings provide structure. Installed freshwater reefs supplement cover.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes spring bass in sheltered coves, crappie near brush and timber, catfish across flats and river arms, and spring white bass moving into rivers. Hybrids use offshore roads and points.
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 ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗