Hybrid White Bass in Oregon
Oregon limits and places to find hybrid white bass.
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- 19 lb 12 ozrecord
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The Oregon picture for hybrid white bass
In the 2026 booklet, hybrid white bass fall under the line headed "Bass". In the Northwest Zone that row says: Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit.
The heaviest on the ODFW list weighed 19 lb 12 oz; Chad Meadows caught it in 2014 on Ana Reservoir. Of 1 Oregon pages naming it, Ana Reservoir come first.
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| Zone | Row as printed | Bag and size | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Zone | Bass | Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater. |
| Northwest Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater. |
| Southwest Zone | Bass | Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons. |
| Southwest Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons. |
| Willamette Zone | Bass | Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except mainstem Willamette River and sloughs and. |
| Willamette Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit, unless noted under Exceptions. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except mainstem Willamette River and sloughs and. |
| Central Zone | Bass | Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons only, except portions of Columbia River tributaries. |
| Northeast Zone | Bass | Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons only, except portions of Columbia River tributaries. |
| Southeast Zone | Bass | Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. No limit in the southwest corner of the Southeast Zone. Streams: No limit. | Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season. |
| Snake River Zone | Bass | Lakes/Reservoirs: 6 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit. | Open all year. |
| Columbia River Zone | Bass, Striped Bass, Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, other Sunfis. | No limit. | Open all year. |
| Marine Zone | General Marine Species: Rockfish ("sea bass", "snapper"), Gr. | Bag limits are set after this book is printed. Check current regulations before fishing on the Sport Bottomfish Seasons page. Retention of yelloweye and quillback rockfishes is prohibited. | Waters are open 24 hours per day. The offshore long-leader fishery is limited to fishing seaward of the 40-fathom regulatory. |
| Marine Zone | Striped Bass and/or Hybrid Bass | No limit | Waters open all year, 24 hours per day, unless noted under Management Designations for Marine Areas. |
Limits as printed in the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (eRegulations), read November 2, 2026.
Record hybrid white bass on the ODFW list
| Listed as | Weight | Angler | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass, Hybrid White | 19 lb 12 oz | Chad Meadows | Ana Reservoir | 2014 |
Oregon record fish as listed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (record fish article, dated March 4, 2026), read November 2, 2026.
Lakes, streams and estuaries mapped with hybrid white bass
Oregon lakes listing hybrid white bass
- Ana Reservoir61 acres
ODFW Fish Habitat Distribution layers (ODFW ArcGIS), read November 2, 2026; a mapped species is habitat use ODFW records, not a catch report.
More Oregon species near hybrid white bass
- Largemouth Bassfreshwater
- Smallmouth Bassfreshwater
- Striped Bassboth
Photographs from the shoreline near Hybrid White Bass
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain
Photo: Allan Erickson, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
hybrid white bass in Oregon: common questions
What is the Oregon bag limit for hybrid white bass?
Northwest Zone row: Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession unless noted under Exceptions. Streams: No limit. Each zone has its own line.
What is the Oregon record hybrid white bass?
19 lb 12 oz, by Chad Meadows in 2014, from Ana Reservoir.
What Oregon water should I try for hybrid white bass?
Look at Ana Reservoir; 1 pages in all.
Is the Oregon hybrid white bass rule the same everywhere?
No booklet exception names it.
Which Oregon dates matter for hybrid white bass?
Northwest Zone: Lakes: Open all year. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater areas of Columbia. Updates during the year go up on MyODFW.
What paperwork does ODFW want before I chase hybrid white bass?
An Oregon angling license ($50 resident, $138 nonresident for 2026) covers anglers 12 and older; salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut go on a Combined Angling Tag ($69 resident).
Who certifies an Oregon hybrid white bass record?
Claims go to ODFW, which publishes the record list in its record fish article.
What else is hybrid white bass called in Oregon?
ODFW lists it as Bass, Hybrid White and Hybrid White Bass.
Look for hybrid white bass near your Oregon base
Each Oregon water above lists its OSMB launches and zone rows.