Legendary Species · Arizona
Largemouth bass in Arizona
Micropterus nigricans (syn. M. salmoides)[1]
12 Arizona 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.
- 12waters list it
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Arizona 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).
- Salt RiverAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Oak CreekAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department / Arizona Game and Fish Commission (2025-2026 Arizona Fishing Regulations, official eRegulations edition)
- Becker LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department / Arizona Game and Fish Commission (2025-2026 Arizona Fishing Regulations, official eRegulations edition)
- Colorado River Below Davis DamAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Lower Goldwater LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department / Arizona Game and Fish Commission (2025-2026 Arizona Fishing Regulations, official eRegulations edition)
- Fool Hollow LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Lynx LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Patagonia LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Rainbow LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Show Low LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Watson LakeAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
- Woodland ReservoirAgency list: Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)
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.