White Bass
White Bass are found statewide in cool to warm water habitats of the Missouri River and its impoundments, larger tributaries, and some glacial lakes. White Bass are a schooling fish that are most often found in pools in rivers and the open mid-water portions of lakes and impoundments. It feeds on fishes, insects and crustaceans.
White Bass are laterally compressed with deep bodies, a yellow eye and one tooth patch on the back of the tongue. It is silver-white in color with 5-7 dark, horizontal stripes and two dorsal fins, the first with 9 spines and the second with one spine followed by soft rays.
As of Jan 1, 2019 White Bass daily and possession limits have been removed from all inland waters within South Dakota.
Statewide: None
MN/SD Border waters: No limit
IA/SD Border waters: No limit
NE/SD Border waters: 15
None
2 3/4 pounds
17 inches (released fish only)