Hybrid Striped Bass
Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis
Also called Striped Bass x White Bass (Wiper)
A hybrid cross between white bass and striped bass, created through aquaculture programs for stocking in freshwater lakes and reservoirs. Known for their aggressive feeding behavior and excellent fighting ability.
Hybrid Striped Bass at a glance
- Scientific name
- Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis
- Typical size
- 15-25 inches, 3-8 lbs
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Primarily found in freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and river systems where they are stocked by fisheries management programs. Anglers target them with live bait, cut bait, and lures around structure, drop-offs, and feeding schools in open water.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a hybrid striped bass through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for hybrid striped bass
The lure classes that produce for hybrid striped bass, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Hybrid Striped Bass questions people ask
Hybrid Striped Bass is Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis. Anglers also call it Striped Bass x White Bass (Wiper).
A typical hybrid striped bass runs 15-25 inches, 3-8 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every hybrid striped bass you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Primarily found in freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and river systems where they are stocked by fisheries management programs. Anglers target them with live bait, cut bait, and lures around structure, drop-offs, and feeding schools in open water. It is a fresh water species, filed under freshwater in the Fishdex.
Soft swimbaits and paddletails, topwater walkers, lipless crankbaits and blade baits all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
Tomorrow morning starts tonight
Set your home water, pick a drive radius, and wake up to a plan.
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iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Setup takes about a minute.