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| Name: | Largemouth Bass | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water Type: | freshwater | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latin Name: | Micropterus salmoides | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Names: | Black Bass, Big Mouth, Bucket Mouth, Moss Back, Larry Lunker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ideal Water Temp: | 52-75 degrees F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Record: | George Perry 1932, 22 1/4lbs, Montgomery Lake, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | The Largemouth bass, also called Black bass, is a highly valued game fish. Largemouth bass are found in North America, from the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins; Atlantic drainages from North Carolina to Florida; and to northern Mexico. The species has been introduced widely as a game fish and is now cosmopolitan. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. It thrives best in warm, shallow, weedy, mud bottomed lakes, ponds and sluggish streams. It is a solitary fish and spends most of it's time lurking among aquatic vegetation or under overhanging banks and structures such as logs, ledges and wharves, waiting for it's prey to swim by. Largemouth Bass seldom move into open water, usually keeping to deeper water during the winter where it seeks shelter near the bottom. It remains more active than the Smallmouth and is occasionally taken through the ice. While a good eating fish, it sometimes has a weedy flavor, especially during the summer months. The Largemouth Bass will eat almost anything it can catch including insects, fish, crawfish, frogs, snails, mice, lizards and snakes. Therefore, it may be best taken with popper lures and plastic worms, although streamer flies and trolled lures will also catch fish. Fishing open spaces among lily pads, around stumps and sunken logs or among overhangs is most effective. Most feeding occurs in early morning and evening. A 5-6 pound fish is considered large in NH waters, although 7-8 pound fish are occasionally taken. A 10.5 pound lunker was caught at Lake Potanipo in Brookline, NH for the state record way back in 1967. |
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