Black Bass

Black Bass in Alabama

Largemouth Bass - Largemouth bass are the official state freshwater fish of Alabama.

Redeye Bass - Redeye bass are the brook trout of the warmwater game fish.

Shoal Bass - Shoal bass are only native to the Apalachicola River drainage in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

Smallmouth Bass - A great fighter, smallmouth bass are native to the Tennessee River basin.

Spotted Bass - Two subspecies of spotted bass live in Alabama: the Alabama subspecies of the upper Mobile basin and the northern subspecies in many of Alabama's other waters.

Alabama Bass Trail - five world class fishing locations with associated state parks.

Age of Bass - Age and growth of Alabama's largemouth bass and spotted bass.

Care of Fish for Release - Care of fish put in a livewell.

Largemouth Bass Virus - This disease has affected fish in Alabama.

Note: In Alabama, it is illegal to move a bass or other aquatic organism from one public water to another without a permit.

An Alabama spotted bass (left) and largemouth bass (right) from the Alabama River near Montgomery.