• Characteristics - deep flat body, small head and distinct back arch of white bass; dark gray or blue silvery body and thick dark longitudinal body stripes of ocean striped bass
• Distribution - Pool 14 of Mississippi River, Saylorville Reservoir and Des Moines River
• Foods - gizzard shad, silversides, sunfish, insects, and crustaceans
• State Record - 18 pounds, 15 ounces - Des Moines River, Polk County, September 1997- Don Ostergaard, Des Moines, Iowa

For more wiper information, see Iowa Fish & Fishing.