Morning Trips
4 to 5 hours of fishing
Guided Hybrid Striper Trips
Lake Bridgeport Hybrid Striper Fishing
If you’ve never had a big hybrid hit your line, you’re in for it. They eat aggressively, fight all the way to the boat, and travel in schools, so when you find one, you’ve usually found a bunch. Chasing hybrids is a big part of what I do on Lake Bridgeport, and I’d love to put you on them.
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About the fish
What Is a Hybrid Striper?
A hybrid striped bass is a cross between a striped bass and a white bass. Around here you’ll hear them called hybrids, stripers, or wipers. Same fish.
They look a lot like a sand bass, only bigger and thicker through the shoulders, with stripes that break up along the sides. Hybrids are raised in hatcheries and stocked in Texas lakes by Texas Parks and Wildlife. On the boat, you’ll hear me call the little ones juniors and the big ones hogs.
How we fish
How We Catch Hybrids on Lake Bridgeport
Hybrids follow the shad. Find the bait and you’ll usually find the fish, so I spend a good part of every trip reading the electronics and watching the water for schools busting the surface.
What we throw depends on the season and what the fish want that day. Some days it’s topwaters on schooling fish. Other days it’s jigging slabs over humps and points, or trolling to cover water. When the big fish are sitting there and won’t eat, we keep chipping away until something works. I’ll set you up with the right rod and walk you through it, so no experience is needed.
When They Move
Hybrid Fishing Through the Seasons
Hybrids bite year round on Lake Bridgeport, but the pattern shifts with the water temperature. Warm months usually mean early starts and fish feeding closer to the surface. As the water cools, the schools tend to move deeper, and in the colder months, gulls diving on bait can give them away. When you call, I’ll tell you what they’re doing that week and when I’d plan to start.
Trip snapshot
$400
up to 3 anglers
Up to 5
anglers on the boat
Bait and Gear
plus fish cleaning
Worth Knowing
Hybrid Striper FAQs
What’s the difference between a hybrid and a striped bass?
A striped bass is its own species. A hybrid is a cross between a striped bass and a white bass. Hybrids tend to be stockier, and their stripes are broken instead of solid. Most folks around here call both of them stripers.
When is the best time to catch hybrids on Lake Bridgeport?
Hybrids bite all year. Warm months usually mean early starts and fish feeding near the surface, and cooler months often mean deeper fish and a slower approach. Call or text me and I’ll tell you what they’re doing right now.
What baits work for hybrids on Lake Bridgeport?
It changes with the season, but topwaters, slabs, and trolled baits all have their days. I supply all the tackle and bait, so you don’t need to bring a thing.
From the boat
Hybrid Stripers from Recent Trips
Catch Sandies Too
Sand bass often feed on the same bait as hybrids, so on a lot of trips we catch both.
Book a Hybrid Striper Trip on Lake Bridgeport
Tell me the date and group size, and I’ll get back to you to lock it in.
Call or Text940-389-6141