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Small mouth bass fishing usually begins in spring as soon as the water temperature hits 60 degrees. For two weeks the Mother Bass is a busy female. She builds her nest near the water’s banks, spawns and guards her babies from the hordes of pan fish and other predators. Soon, with the children grown and out of the house, Mother Bass heads for cool, deeper waters to kick back and chill. She shows little interest in feeding or searching for food. This only serves to make small bass fishing more delightfully complicated for the vacationing fisherman. It becomes a challenge to read the river or lake and find the bass. It’s no wonder that small...
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Small mouth bass fishing usually begins in spring as soon as the water temperature hits 60 degrees. For two weeks the Mother Bass is a busy female. She builds her nest near the water’s banks, spawns and guards her babies from the hordes of pan fish and other predators. Soon, with the children grown and out of the house, Mother Bass heads for cool, deeper waters to kick back and chill. She shows little interest in feeding or searching for food. This only serves to make small bass fishing more delightfully complicated for the vacationing fisherman. It becomes a challenge to read the river or lake and find the bass. It’s no wonder that small...
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Smallmouth Bass Fish Species Information
| Scientific Fish Name: | Micropterus dolomieu |
| Other Fish Species Names: | Smallmouth, Bronzeback, Brown Bass, Brownie, Smallie, and Bronze Bass |
| Regions Fished: | native to the upper and middle Mississippi River basin, the Saint Lawrence River–Great Lakes system, and up into the Hudson Bay basin |
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The best way to distinguish the smallmouth from its cousin, the largemouth bass, is by the “smallies” jaws that does not extend beyond the eye. They maintain broken vertical lines on their sides and many have a reddish eye. Smallies are frequently caught along rip-rap shorelines with small jigs or crayfish imitations, and can be a great fish for impatient kids who may need a lot of action. |
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