| Smallmouth Bass Fishing - Statistics |
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| Common Names: |
Northern dolomite Bass, Black Bass, Brown Bass, White or Mountain Trout.
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| World Record: |
1955 - 11 pounds, 15 ounces, caught in Dale Hollow Lake, Kentucky.
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| Ontario Record: |
9.84 lbs. (4.5 kg).
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| Average sizes: |
1 to 3.5 lbs. (.45 to 1.58kg).
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| Length: |
15 to 20 inches
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| Coloring: |
brown, golden-brown through olive to green on back; sides lighter; cream to milk-white underside.
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| Age & Growth: |
8.45 live up to 18 years in the North, seldom longer than 7 years in the South. But southern smallm8.45much faster.
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| Biology: |
Bass spawn in late May and June depositing their eggs in shallow, gravelly areas. Males guard eggs and fry.
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| Habitat and temperature: |
They live in deep water, often around rocks, sand, or gravel areas. They prefer water temperatures under 70?F (21?C).
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| Eating Habits: |
Crayfish are the favored food, but temperatures also eat larval and adult insects, frogs, and tadpoles, and a variety of small fish.
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| Range: |
 Bass are found from the Manitoba border extending east-ward along the north shore of Lake Superior, continuing as far north as Temiskaming, then south. |
