Smallmouth Bass
Species:
Micropterus dolomieu
Identification:
The
smallmouth bass is generally green with dark vertical bands rather than
a horizontal band along the side. There are 13-15 soft rays in the
dorsal fin, and the upper jaw never extends beyond the eye.
Where to find them:
Smallmouth
bass originally ranged north into Minnesota and southern Quebec, south
to the Tennessee River in Alabama and west to eastern Oklahoma and
southwestern Arkansas. Today there are few states, east or west of the
Rocky Mountains, where populations have not become established. Florida
and Louisiana are apparently free of smallmouth bass.
Source: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/smb/
Smallmouth Bass (Ben Roussel)
