Legendary Species · Alabama
Largemouth bass in Alabama
Micropterus nigricans (syn. M. salmoides)[1]
23 Alabama waters whose agency species list names largemouth bass. Each links to its water page (gauge, regulations, access map, guides and shops) and to the agency list it comes from.
- 23waters list it
- 0destination hubs
Alabama waters
Most fished first. A species missing from an agency list does not mean it is absent; this page lists only waters whose list names it (at least 5 are needed for a page).
- Sipsey ForkAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Alabama RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Cahaba RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Conecuh RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Coosa RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Cypress CreekAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Fish RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Flint CreekAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Flint RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Hatchet CreekAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Little Cahaba RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Little RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Mulberry ForkAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- North RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Pea RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Sepulga RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Shades CreekAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Sipsey RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Tallapoosa RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Terrapin CreekAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Tombigbee RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Perdido RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
- Tennessee RiverAgency list: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
Identification
- In largemouth bass the upper jaw reaches far past the back edge of the eye (except in small young), the tongue is smooth, and the dorsal fins are not well connected.[1]
What the source says
“The upper jaw reaches far beyond the rear margin of the eye, except in small young. The tongue is smooth. The dorsal fins are not well connected.”
- A broad, dark, continuous stripe runs along the middle of the side; the upper body is greenish and the belly white.[1]
What the source says
“The upper parts are greenish; the lower sides and belly are white, without dark spots or with spots that are irregularly arranged. The midside has a broad, dark, continuous stripe.”
- Michigan DNR separates it by a deep notch between the two parts of the dorsal fin and an upper jaw that reaches beyond the back of the eye.[2]
What the source says
“Two dorsal fins with a deep notch between spinous and soft-rayed portions, body longer than deep, upper jaw extends beyond rear of eye, body usually light green with a dark green lateral streak.”
Sources
Every fact on this page is our paraphrase of the page cited beside it, read on the date shown. Rules and seasons change: check the agency's current regulations before you fish.
- Largemouth Bass | Missouri Department of Conservation Missouri Department of Conservation, read Oct 24, 2026.
- Largemouth bass Michigan Department of Natural Resources, read Oct 24, 2026.