SPOTTED BASS

CHARACTERISTICS

• Has spots on scales from "rows" of stripes on whitish belly
• Jaw does not extend beyond the back margin of the eye.
• Irregular lateral stripe is similar but more broken than the large mouth bass
• Has more spots than the large mouth bass
• Spotted bass have un-even patches

CHARACTERISTICS

• They have smaller teeth on the center of there tung

LIFE OF THE SPOTTED BASS

• They spawn mid-april or mid-june
• They live for about 4-5 years
• Most adults grow up to 14-15in
• Adults spotted bass eat crayfish, worms,insects.
• They can be found in fresh rivers.

HOW TO CATCH IT

• Fish along edges of flat slopes from about 2-10 feet of water
• Fish with about 5-6in ring worms
• There normally by rocks and gravel points

What els you need to know-
The spotted bass is an excellent fighter.

RULES FOR CATCHING A SPOTTED BASS

• You can only catch 5 fish per day
• Minimum lenght is 14in

The record for the biggest spotted bass- it was 22.75 length and weigh was 5.62 by Alan Henry