They do well in slow moving streams, large reservoirs, lakes and ponds. They are seldom found in extremely shallow areas or areas that contain dense growth of aquatic weeds. Because they are pelagic in nature they are generally found in open water areas. They are generally most active during periods of low light such as dawn and dusk. Beginning in late winter they tend to concentrate in deep areas near in-flowing streams and in the spring may undergo spawning migrations into upstream areas.
Hybrids are fertile and there are reports of successful reproduction in a few reservoirs.
Feeding Hybrid striped bass is a predacious species throughout its life. Fish less than approximately 50 mm feed primarily on crustacean zooplankton such as cladocerans and copepods. Insects of various types and zooplankton continue to be a major part of the diet until the fish are 100 to 125 mm long. Hybrids switch to fish diet at a very small size if ap-propriate sized fish are available. However, this transition usually oc-curs when the hybrids are larger than 100 mm.