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Whitney · Lake fish profile

White bass

Whitney harvest rules
Daily bag
25
Length rule
10 in minimum

For white bass, minimum length limit = 10 inches. Daily bag limit = 25.

Official lake regulations ↗
White Bass
White Bass · Identification features below.

Habitat on Whitney

Rocky banks, bluffs, gravel flats, timber, docks and installed freshwater reefs provide structure.

Fishing approach

Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes striped bass around channels and shad schools, spring white bass moving into rivers, bass around rocky or flooded cover, and crappie near brush. Natural catfish baits include cut shad and live fish.

Lake fishing guide ↗
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.

Official consumption guidance ↗

Species within this group

White Bass

Harvest: For white bass, minimum length limit = 10 inches. Daily bag limit = 25.

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.

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

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.