(Lacepede, 1802); CENTRARCHIDAE FAMILY; also call black bass
The smallmouth bass is native to the eastern half of the U.S.A. and southeastern Canada from Manitoba and Quebec south to the Tennessee River system in Alabama and west to eastern Oklahoma. It has been widely transplanted so that today it occurs in almost every state and many other countries. It is not as widespread as the largemouth bass, (Micropterus salmoides).
| Length | Location | Catch Date | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 in | Lake Erie Colchester, Ontario, Canada | 19-August-2012 | Richard Ofner |
