Hybrid Striper Bass
Bauer’s Pond Power Players!

This is where it all started! We never realized how quickly the 12 -inch hybrids stocked a few short years ago would grow! Ten pound hybrids were being caught as early as 1994, and the existing (1997) state record of 10 lbs. 14 oz. has been "unofficially" broken here three times.

Since we have established a strict catch-and-release policy concerning hybrids, each of these fish was returned to the pond. One of these hybrids, "Bubba", was 11 1/2 pounds when the photo to the left was taken! There is every reason to believe that hybrid striped bass exceeding 14 pounds inhabit Bauer’s Pond. The average Bauer’s hybrid will tip the scales at 4 pounds or so, and on light spinning or fly tackle, is pure pandemonium! Late March through mid-November is prime time for hybrids.