In cold temperate climates, largemouth bass generally move into deeper waters during the winter months followed by movement to warmer, shallow waters in the springtime.

Below are some of the best tips to help you when fishing for Largemouth Bass. Other similar species found in regions of the southeastern U.S. include shoal bass (M. cataractae), red-eyed bass (M. coosae), and Suwannee bass (M. notius), while in Texas there is a population of the Guadeloupe bass (M. treculi). The world record largemouth bass was caught in Montgomery Lake, Georgia in 1932.

Optimal spawning conditions is when the water temperature is around 18.9°-20.0°C.

According to U.S. The largemouth bass closely resembles the smallmouth bass and other species i.e., spotted bass, redeye bass, etc.

He gave it the scientific name Labrus salmoides.
If the Largemouth are in heavy weeds or cover spool your reel with 8 to 12 Lb test, this will help getting them out of the weeds without breaking your line.

As young largemouth bass begin to grow, their diet changes to insects and other small fishes and then eventually switches to larger fishes, salamanders, crayfish, and a variety of other small organisms.

Other similar species found in regions of the southeastern U.S. include shoal bass (M. cataractae), red-eyed bass (M. coosae), and Suwannee bass (M. notius), while in Texas there is a population of the Guadeloupe bass (M. treculi).

These are top water baits, spinner baits, and soft plastic lures.

In plain English, it doesn’t have such a large mouth as Largemouth.

TTY: Maine Relay 711 Habitat. Due to its broad range and popularity as a sport fish, numerous fishing methods have been devised to catch this fish. Black bass, brown bass, green bass, widemouth bass, bigmouth, bucketmouth, black trout.


During the winter, largemouth bass generally will move into deeper waters.

Largemouth Bass fishing consists of many types of lures and soft plastics.

It needs to have some current, like with Smallmouth, but in warm, murky water, where you’d expect to find Largemouth. Augusta, ME 04333-0041, Phone: (207) 287-8000

If these don't work then try a medium retrieval with a short pause every 3 to 4 cranks of the reel. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Species Name During the day, largemouth bass may cruise above aquatic plants at depths of 3.1-9.4 ft, or lie under lily pads or in the shade of overhanging trees, piers, or brush.

In most waters, the Department encourages the legal harvest of smaller bass. Once it has done this, it will dive under the cover and begin to wrap the line around logs and weeds located in the water. Largemouth bass can grow 17-20+ inches in quality populations.Â. These hybrids grow rapidly and produce trophy-size fish. Largemouth bass may consume small fish, insects, mosquitoes, blackfly larvae, mayfly nymphs, worms, adult insects, mussels, crayfish, snails, tadpoles, frogs, small fish, salamanders, mice, turtles.

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Other common names include achiga (Portuguese), achigan (French), achigan à grande bouche (French), bas dehanbozorg (Persian), bass wielkgebowy (Polish), biban cu gura mare (Rumanian), black-bass à grande bouche (French), bol’sherotyi chernyi okun’ (Russian), buraku basu (Japanese), fekete sügér (Hungarian), forelbaars (Dutch), forellenbarsch (German), huro (Spanish), isobassi (Finnish), khorshid mahi baleh kuchak (Persian), lakseabbor (Norwegian), lobina negra (Spanish), okounek pstruhový (Czech), Okuchibasu (Japanese), ostracka (Czech), ostracka lososovitá (Slovak), perca americana (Spanish), perche d’amérique (French), perche noire (French), perche truite (French), perche truitée (French), persico trota (Italian), stormundet black bass (Danish), stormundet ørredaborre (Danish), tam suy lo ue (Cantonese), zwarte baars (Dutch), and öringabborre (Swedish). Management: Although bass have been in Maine for a long time, they are not a native fish.