Largemouth Bass

Description:

The Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a freshwater gamefish in the sunfish family, a species of black bass native to North America. It is also known by a variety of regional names, such as the brown bass, widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, gilsdorf bass, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth and (paradoxically) northern largemouth.

Habitat:

The ideal habitat is one with slow to non-flowing water, water temperature from 80° to 90°F, an abundance of aquatic vegetation, which provides a place for food and cover if necessary, and water that is clear. They're found in rivers, lakes and ponds, though lakes provide preferred habitat.

Notes:

Female bass is larger than a male.The largemouth is the largest of the black basses, reaching a maximum recorded overall length of 29.5 in (75 cm)[10] and a maximum unofficial weight of 25 pounds 1 ounce (11.4 kg).The fish lives 16 years on average.