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 - True spotted bass are found in the Tennessee River basin and some coastal rivers; the "spotted bass" in the upper Mobile basin were recently upgraded to a new species called the  Alabama bass. In the Chattahoochee, both spotted bass and Alabama bass have been introduced.

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.