But largemouth will also eat worms, insects, birds, mice, and snakes. As adults, other fish make up the majority of their diet. Once big enough, they begin eating other fish. Pretty soon, they begin eating bigger insects, then fish larvae.
As fry, they eat zooplankton and insects. The Florida strain grows bigger and more quickly, but they are less aggressive than the northern strain. The Florida strain, native only to Florida, has been introduced throughout the South. The northern strain, despite its geographically deceptive name, is native to the southern states across the country. Two different strains of largemouth bass live throughout the South. Largemouth bass are one of the most highly-sought after gamefish in the United States.
That lateral line provides a great deal of information to these fish as it picks up vibrations and movement. These blotches merge with the lateral line. They almost always have a visible series of dark blotches on each side. Largemouth bass have a lateral line that runs almost the entire length of its body. In some bodies of water, however, these fish can look very dark green, almost solid black. Largemouth bass usually appear dark green to olive on the upper part of their body, while the lower part and belly are usually white or a very light green. These fish have one long dorsal fin which is so deeply notched that it looks like two different sections. They can be distinguished from their cousins, smallmouth bass and spotted bass, by their longer jaws, which extends past the rear corner of the eye when the fish’s mouth is closed. Unlike most sunfish, black bass have elongated bodies. Largemouth bass, one of several black bass that live throughout the South, are members of the sunfish family. They can tolerate brackish water, various levels of water quality and a wide range of water temperatures.
Bass live in slow-moving streams, calm pools of large rivers, natural lakes and man-made lakes and ponds. One reason they are so sought-after is their existence in such a wide variety of water types.
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