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Fall

Adaptation
Like spring, early fall is a transition time for Largemouth Bass. The fish move from deep water summer patterns on the main lake to the shallow water fall patterns in the creeks and bays. The Largemouth, like the shad, begins feeding voraciously to store fat for the coming winter. The fall fishing patterns will last until the morning water temperatures drop below the low 50s.

Important Facts
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Micropterus
salmoides. Micropterus meaning small or short fin, and salmoides meaning trout-like.

COMMON NAMES: Largemouth bass, large

mouth, largemouth, black bass, green bass

The Large Mouth Bass

The largemouth bass is characterized by its laterally compressed body and large mouth. Its lower jaw is longer and extends farther out than its upper jaw. It has two dorsal fins that are joined and a slightly forked caudal fin. Body coloration is bright green to olive fading to a milky-white to yellow belly.

Winter

During the winter the Largemouth are

Bass Are Cold Blooded: Their body temperature and more importantly, their metabolism is controlled by water temperature. The warmer the water, the higher their metabolism. Bass are most active between about 60 degrees and 75 degrees. Below about 50 degrees, their metabolism slows down, causing them to eat infrequently.

located basically in the same areas where they are taken during the summer -- on the main lake ledges. During the winter, the fish's metabolism is reduced considerably by the colder water. They do not feed as much nor do they take large meals when they do feed.

Spring

Parts of the Bass Fish

Spring is a transitional time for Largemouth Bass. Spring bass patterns can be broken down into three major phases: prespawn, spawn, and post spawn. When the Largemouth begin spawning, the feeding habits change. The larger females are reluctant to take lures during the spawning period.

Predators: Bass are predators - they like live prey. But they don't hunt for prey, instead they prefer to lie in wait for an unsuspecting victim to happen by. Therefore, casting accuracy are vital to bass fishing success.

Summer

This deep water pattern normally begins around the first part of June when the morning water temperatures rises into the high 70s. These shallow-water summer Largemouth are especially active during the early morning and late evening but can be taken in the heat of the day also.

Bass grow according to the amount of food available to them each year

DID YOU KNOW? The record largemouth bass

was 32 1/2 inches long, 28 1/2 inches around, 22 pounds 4 ounces and was caught in Montgomery Lake, Ga., in 1932

Researchers: Students

Sources
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Habitation
Lives in salt water
The largemouth bass is native to the eastern United States, excluding the Northeastern States and has been introduced throughout the United States The maximum known age of largemouth bass is 15 years, and the normal rate of growth for adult largemouth is approximately 454 g per year Lacustrine environments are the preferred habitat of 1argemouth bass. Optimal riverine habitat for largemouth bass is characterized by large slow moving rivers or pools of streams with soft bottoms, some aquatic vegetation, and relatively clear water
The female deposits between 2,000 and 100,000 eggs, and the male guards the nest and the young until they leave the nest site. The fertilized eggs commonly hatch in 3-5 days, and the juvenile largemouth bass will leave the nest about one week after hatching and form a small school until they disperse along the shore lines.

Name:
Robert Bush Trent Carter Zachary Coplen Nyla Ebanks

Wildlife Resources Agency

Biological Serivice Program and Division of Ecological Services.http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/hsi

/hsi-016.pdf

Melviona Evans
Jameion Foster Anthony Harris Angel Hodge Christopher Hunter Mya Kinnard Alaysia Montgomery Teshaun Newcomb Chyanna Phelps TraVon Primm Kamar Ransom Zanorya Shaw April Smith
Joshua Turner

Bass Resource. The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide.

http://www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/bassbehavior.html

The Bass Fishing Log.comhttp://www.geocities.com/Baja/8205/ba

ss_the_bass.html

Teachers Name: Ms. Deneise Jack

Breonna Wilson