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The Smallmouth Bass Family Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui) also nick-named ‘smallies’ is a freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae). |
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Common names for Smallmouth Bass Its common names include Smallmouth, Bronzeback, Brown Bass, Brownie, Browny, Smallie, river bass, redeye, jumper and Bronze Bass. |
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OUTFISHING A BUDDY As the sunset turns the sky many shades of pink, orange and purple, almost glowing red, there is time for a few last casts. You’re bouncing your soft plastic worm with a small jig tip, slowly across the rocky bottom. Stopping, feeling, watching, waiting to catch the last big one of the day, this is the one that puts you with the most fish caught for the day. But who’s counting, right. You’re feeling it bump across the bottom, hitting everything in its path, hoping to bounce it right over the wood structures in the way. Then it stops, you wait in anticipation, silently yelling – take it, take it, take it, one last time. It begins to pull back, the line tightens, it starts moving sideways, come on a little bit more, just a little bit. You know it’s a big mean hard-fighting smallmouth bass. You don’t want to miss it, you don’t want to yank back too soon. Waiting for the perfect timing. The rod end starts to show tension, bending ever so slightly, it’s pulling back. You hook it firmly, your rod bends, your drag squeals and the fight is on. This is the catch that gives you the title of out-fishing your buddy. |
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ARE THEY NATIVE? OR ARE THEY INTRODUCED? Smallmouth bass are part of the black bass species and is a very popular gamefish loved by freshwater sport fishing anglers throughout North America. Smallies have been stocked in many clear, cool-water rivers and lakes in the United States and Canada. During the mid-to-late 1800’s, smallmouth were transplanted by the nation's railroad in buckets and barrels to lakes and rivers throughout the northern and western United States, even as far away as California. They are a hardy species and shipped well. As waterways because warmer, more acidic and have silt in the water which depletes the oxygen, trout die but smallmouth bass have been successfully introduced to replace them as sports fish. |
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WATER & Temperature Smallmouth bass are found in clearer water than the largemouth, especially streams, rivers, and rocky areas or by stumps and in sandy bottoms of lakes and reservoirs. The smallmouth prefers cooler water temperatures than largemouth bass. You can find them abundantly in both still and moving water. Their preferred water temperature from 66-70 degrees F. Smallmouth bass don’t like waters with temperatures that consistently exceed above 85 degrees F. If the water temperature exceeds 90 degrees F, it can be lethal. Smallmouth bass also need a great amount of DO (dissolved oxygen), a dependable stream flow and areas of shade. |
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Healthy Smallmouth – Pollution Hazard Smallmouth Bass are not as tolerant of pollution, so it is a good indicator of an healthy aquatic environment. Luckily it can adjust better to changes in water condition than most trout species. |
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BASS Tournaments – Respect for Bass treatment Smallmouth bass caught in today’s bass fishing competitions, are placed in live wells. They are released as soon as they are weighted by officials. Bass competitors are penalized for any dead fish and sometimes, depending on the tournament rules, they are not weighed in. Fish turned in for weighing are either immediately released or placed in tanks with solutions that treat them for stress and scale/slime coat injury, and they are released back into the water. |
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FINDING THEM? Smallmouth bass prefer clear, clean water and prefer areas with gravel, sandy or rocky bottoms. They live in small to mid-size rivers and streams that have deep pools with plenty of shade. Or in fairly deep, clear lakes and reservoirs that have steep drop-offs, undercuts or weed beds vegetation. Even though they can adapt to different types of water, it’s unlikely you’ll find them in abundance where there is always murky water or muddy flood waters. They like rivers with strong currents but will live in areas just outside the main current. When temperatures rise, they retreat to cover, deep holes, into crevices, around rocks or shady cover. They don’t like bright, hot sunshine but can be coaxed out to strike bait. Smallmouth bass don’t travel far away from their designated holes or cover. Their home range usually extends for only a few hundreds yards, with structures, holes or crevices serving as hiding places. When it gets cold, they will become less active and seek cover. |
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TOO MANY BASS – OVERPOPULATION Sometimes for a combination of reasons including ‘catch and release’ practices, smallmouth bass will overpopulate a waterway. You can tell an area is overpopulated because the bass’ growth is stunted. There are indications that point to overpopulation, such as if all the fish are less than 1 pound and look skinny, other fish are larger and too big to eat or all the fish at 1 year old are only 4-5 inches long. This overpopulation can be caused by not enough bass being taken or eaten or the bass not having enough food. |
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SPAWNING – Males protect nest & fry Smallmouth bass start spawning in spring time about the middle of May through the end of June. Spawning begins when water temperatures rise to between 60-65 degrees F. Males select the spawning site and build the nests in water anywhere from 1 to 12 feet deep depending on water clarity and nearby habitat. With his tail, he will sweep out a circular shaped nest about twice the size of the length of it’s body or often around 3 ft wide. They like gravel beds near cover such as a log, boulder or undercropping, near shore or downstream from any type of obstruction or where deep holes are nearby. They have to have a place to retreat if in danger. He will aggressively defend the nest from other predators including other male and female smallmouth bass. The female changes color when she is ready to spawn with dark colors on her body becoming more noticeable. When a smallmouth female enters the male's territory, they do a rubbing dance which includes some biting. The male must courts the female, persuading her to deposit eggs in his nest. With both smallmouth in the nest, they lay side by side, shaking together and release both the sperm and eggs at the same time in spurts for up to several hours. The female can lay thousands of eggs. After spawning is complete, she either leaves or is chased off and may mate again with another male. It’s the male’s job to guard the nest and fry for a few days. The male smallmouth bass with fan the nest to prevent silt from depositing and to remove metabolic wastes. This also insures better DO (dissolved oxygen) levels. The embryos hatch in about 7 days and they continue to develop for another week before leaving the nest to pursue food. The fry is dark in color and eat micro crustaceans. As they grow larger, they eat insects, fish and other mammals if opportunity arises. |
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GOOD FIGHTING SMALLMOUTH BASS Black Bass (smallies) are the most loved freshwater sport gamefish because of their aggressive, bone-jarring strikes and the way they dance across the top of the water trying to shake the hook during the fight. Smallmouth bass are predators that actively feed on a large variety of creatures so you can interest them in striking with many different types of bait. Whether it’s natural bait or artificial, they will strike plastic worms and grubs, frogs, crawdad, surface poppers, spoons, spinners, crank baits and plugs. Or you can catch them on natural worms, crayfish, insects or live minnows. Fly fisherman can use a variety of other artificial baits. As water temperatures start climbing in the spring, above 50 F., bass start to feed aggressively. As upper water layers warm, bass typically go deeper to cooler waters but come out to be aggressive eaters. In the summer, bass only come to the surface to feed. They will do this generally before dawn and after dusk but they will feed on the surface anytime their food is present and they are hungry. |
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Hearty Eaters – Top Predators Smallmouth bass are carnivorous, visual predators with voracious appetites. They are quick acting by striking anything that resembles a meal. This is why they require clean, clear waters to survive. Once they see it, they are quite successful in capturing and eating it. They are the top predatory fish where they are located. Its diet is comprised of crayfish, worms, insects, smaller fish, frogs, tadpoles, lizards, small birds and mammals that venture into the water including snakes, mice and it is said that some have seen them swallow up baby ducklings. Crayfish live in the rocky areas and become a main course quite often. They eat less often when it is cold and they are more inactive, especially as it gets closer to 40 degrees F, when they stop feeding. They may feed all year if food is scarce. Feeding heartily begins in the spring when water temperatures are over 47 degrees F and increases as it reaches around 80 degrees F. . Fry and juvenile bass will mostly feed on small zooplankton and insect larvae. Adults smallmouth bass will also cannibalize the young of other smallmouth. There are some birds such as the osprey that will eat bass. |
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You plan your fishing trips in detail, you hunt long and hard, high and low for the best fishing tackle and gear, you research the perfect fishing spots and talk others into giving you directions to "the secret fishing hole," you watch the weather, read the fishing reports and dream of fishing while you’re at work. You’re not going to settle for just any Fish Art Print – You’re looking for the "One" that says "Fish On." It represents the trophy catch, the one you want to custom frame and proudly to show off to your family and friends. Whether you’re at work or at home, these fine art giclee prints will take you back to the relaxing times you spent hanging out at the river, lakes or ponds looking into the water to see the trout, steelhead, salmon, or bass in their natural environment – or those exciting times you spent in the boat or on the shore tracking, chasing down, and reeling in the catch-of-the-day. So stop clicking around for a moment, and spend some time choosing which one of these contemporary styled, vividly colored, detailed prints is the right one to engage you and your friends in a great fishing "Story" as real and full of adventure as the ones you tell. |
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Identifying – What makes it a Smallmouth? The smallmouth bass is longer than it is thick. It’s has a elongated body with a broad, slightly forked tail with reddish eyes. The smallmouth bass is mostly green to olive green on the back and fades to brown and golden brown on the sides with dark vertical bands rather than a horizontal band along the side. They have golden and white belly colors. There are about 13-15 soft ray lines in the dorsal fin. You can distinguish the smallmouth bass from Largemouth Bass, by its jaw bone. The smallmouth bass derives its name from the fact that its upper jaw does not extend beyond the back of its eye. Largemouth bass are also primarily greenish in color. |
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How Big? Life Span? Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth bass will become mature at 3-4 years. They can live on average to 7 to 12 years old. They can become 13-20 years old but very few live that long. Most smallmouth we see are about 8-15 inches long and weigh less than three pounds. Males and female grow at about the same rate and to the same size. |
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NATIONAL FISHING DAY - SEPTEMBER Each year, millions of Americans the success of the smallmouth bass and many other species as part of National Hunting and Fishing Day activities that are promoted nationwide. National Hunting and Fishing Day began after a presidential proclamation in 1972 that sets aside the fourth Saturday of each September for the fishing events. National, regional, state and local organizations have open house, fishing derbies and other events across the nation. These events give millions of people the thrill of feeling the powerful smallmouth bass pull on the end of fishing line and enjoy watching the thrill on an angler’s face when the rod bends under the strain of the fierce fighting bass. Bass fishing overall has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry and is second most specifically sought-after freshwater sport game fish in the United States. Because of this success, the bass angling sport has brought into the market many new products with specialized fishing gear, including rods, reels, lines, lures, electronic depth and fish-finding instruments, drift boats, float tubes, and specialized bass boats. Great deals on Smallmouth Bass tackle and gear. |
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BASS FISHING as a Sport All black bass are popular and well-known as strong fighters. They are almost purely a recreational sports fish. Smallmouth bass can be found in lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, streams and creeks. They will prosper where there is sufficient water quality and food. Largemouth bass are famous for their big size, pulling and making quick powerful runs when hooked, and then heading straight to some structure or weedbed to break or hold the line. Smallmouth bass will jump, and twist and turn across the surface and aggressively fight to throw the hook. |
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Black Bass have Eight Species Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass are the most popular among fishermen. There are eight species of black bass identified by biologists, some are not well known. All are from the ‘Micropterus’ genus. They can interbreed creating hybrids bass between the two mating species. Largemouth also have distinct subspecies. Black bass are related to sunfish and are not truly bass. Stripers and white bass are true bass coming from the genus Morone. |
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MOST POPULAR GAMEFISH – Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass are originally from the eastern US, northern Mexico and southern Canada. They have been transplanted by human to all US states, all of Mexico, Central America and many other countries. There are different strains in Florida than the northern states. Smallmouth Bass are native to the eastern half of US and southeastern Canada. Smallies have been widely introduced to most every US state and many other countries Spotted Bass – It’s original habitat is from the central and lower Mississippi basin to the Gulf of Mexico and from Texas to Florida panhandle along with Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and surrounding states. It was introduced into other waters including California. There are several subspecies, with some in found in limited locations. Shoal Bass – The shoal bass originated in the Apalachicola range, several drainages from Alabama, Florida and Georgia. It has been introduced to nearby waters Redeye Bass – At one time, redeye bass were classified with shoal bass. They are similar to the shoal and spotted bass and habitat is found in the same areas. Suwannee Bass – Is a smaller bass and looks like a spotted bass. You can find them in the Florida and Georgia in some parts of the Suwannee and Ochlockonee Rivers. Guadalupe Bass - Originated and live Texas and are inhabitants of the San Antonio, Guadalupe, Colorado, and Brazos Rivers. They have been introduced to other rivers. Bartram's Bass – Is much like the shoal bass. It can be found in the upper drainage of the Broad and Savannah Rivers in Georgia. |
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Baslee Troutman Fish Art Collection There’s a Fish! LOOK, right there. Do you see it? It’s a Brook Trout! Anglers, like those I know including myself, have this unending need to scan the water to see if any fish can be spotted. You approach the water’s edge quietly, trying not to slip or make too much noise, scanning down into the water. Looking for shapes or differences in color or shadows that could be a fish, watching for any movements. The sun’s rays spreading wavy reflection across the top, making it a little more difficult to see. The wind or waves making their ripples that distort having a clear view. . But you look, and look, and then you spot it. You want to show your find off, so you invite them to come look because it’s always much better if you can share your sighting with another person. But be quiet, don’t spook the fish. Look right, there, can you see it? It’s got to be a fish, right. You want them to see it too, if not to verify it’s truly a fish, to share this stolen moment where you get to be part of something so natural, wild, refreshing. This is serene excitement. Sometimes you only get to see it for a second or two, as they quickly dart for cover because you’ve been spotted or someone comes rambling down to the shore or throw rocks into the water. But other times, they are there, definitely there, and you want them to stay around until you’ve had your fill. Now someone has to identify the fish, and then you start announcing their size. These are perfect times, and you wish that you could spend more time away, like this. Once a fish has been spotted, fishing stories come easily about previous catches, or fun times spent with family and friends. Seeing fish or meeting up with another person that fishes, invokes a clear need to share and tell others about fishing outings and adventures, or great catches or humorous mishaps. It creates a common bond or thread that ties us all together. Fishermen and their friends can relate to the story, even if they have nothing else in common. The telling of the weather, the water condition, the preparation to get there, the wait, the catch, the trials and errors, landing the King, losing the big one, missing the hardest strike, limiting out, out-fishing your buddy and describing the fish in detail along with every run made making your reel squeal or reeling in while it bent your pole almost in half, the fight with the head shaking, top water surface dancing, trying to wrap you around structure, the exhilarating, adrenaline rushing fight. The fish being an admirable opponent, as we try to tame and conquer it. Close your eyes and believe. Baslee Troutman wishing you healthy, happy and prosperous travels. |
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