White Bass
The white bass is one of the most popular fish found in the central USA. They are members of the temperate bass family, which includes striped bass and white perch.
Adults are mostly silver, with green or gray backs and white undersides. White bass have 5-7 horizontal dark stripes along their flanks.
Other names for the species include silver bass, sand bass, or white lake bass. They are occasionally mistaken for or mis-named striped bass, which is the name of their larger cousin.
White bass are common in the Great Lakes, including Michigan, Huron, Ontario, and Erie. They are also native to much of the Mississippi River Basin and have been widely introduced elsewhere.
Hatcheries sometimes breed and stock white bass -striped bass hybrids. Striped bass hybrids are sometimes chosen for stocking due to their higher tolerance for warmer water than purebred striped bass.
