12 Facts About Smallmouth bass

Smallmouth bass is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of the order Perciformes.

Smallmouth bass have a slender but muscular fusiform body shape making them very powerful swimmers.

Smallmouth bass found in riverine habitats are generally long and slender which allows greater agility in moving water, while those found in lacustrine habitats and shorter and deeper bodied.

The Northern smallmouth bass is much more widespread than the much smaller subgroup called the Neosho smallmouth bass.

Smallmouth bass is found in clearer water than the largemouth, especially streams, rivers, and the rocky areas and stumps and sandy bottoms of lakes and reservoirs.

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Smallmouth bass require clean stone, rock, or gravel substrate for a successful spawn.

Shippers found that smallmouth bass were a hardy species that could be transported in buckets or barrels by rail, sometimes using the spigots from the railroad water tanks to aerate the fingerlings.

Smallmouth bass were often introduced to northern rivers with increased water temperatures and slowly became a popular gamefish with many anglers.

Today, smallmouth bass are very popular game fish, frequently sought by anglers using conventional spinning and bait casting gear, as well as fly fishing tackle.

The smallmouth bass is potentially the toughest fighting freshwater fish in North America, and is commonly the targeted species in many fresh water fishing tournaments.

Smallmouth bass are not usually taken for the table, but rather are caught and released by most anglers.

Smallmouth bass can be taken in cool lakes like Lake Erie or any of the northern lakes.