Black Bass Species

This species includes two of the most important species in North Amercia. The smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Black Bass are the largest of the Centrarchidae family. The Centrarchidae family also contains bluegill ,crappies and sunfish.

Spotted Bass
The Spotted Bass gets its name from the rows of small dark spots on its belly.It is found mainly in the Ohio & Mississippi river systems. It grows to about 5 lbs (2.27 kg).





Guadalupe Bass
The Guadalupe Bass is similar to the Spotted Bass but has distinctive bars along each side. This bass smaller barely reaching 1 lb (454 g). Its range is limited to the Guadalupe, Colorado, Brazos, San Antonio, and Nuces river systems of Texas.



Largemouth Bass
The largemouth bass got its name because of its upper jaw extends to its
eye.The smallmouth bass jaw does not extend that far. The northern largemouth seldom exceed 10 lbs (4.54 kg). The southern subspecies can reach 20 lbs
(9.1 kg). It favors weedy, mud-bottomed waters.






Smallmouth Bass
The hard fighting smallmouth bass is the most highly regarded black bass. It is slightly larger than the Northern largemouth and can reach a maximum weight of 12 lbs (5.4 kg). This fish usualyy inhabits clear lakes or streams with rocky, gravel bottoms.