The Yellow Bass

Range and Identity

Morone mississippiensis is retained as the scientific identity. Native central and Gulf drainage context should remain distinct from introduced populations. Yellow Bass and White Bass require separate identification, even when caught together or described under an abbreviated bass name.

Habitat and Behavior

Schooling and small-fish feeding are represented in agency accounts. Lower body stripes break toward the rear, and the second and third anal spines are similar in length. These features should be considered with the whole fish rather than treated as a single infallible field test.

Food and Life History

The compiled upper length is forty-six centimeters total length. An eleven-kilogram mass is rejected as unreliable. An agency photograph documents a two-pound-seven-ounce catch; it is not described here as the current world record. Regional accounts report spring spawning over gravel.

All Lakes With Yellow Bass

Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Yellow Bass records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.

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• Albemarle Lake East Carroll, LA
• Albia Lower Reservoir Monroe, IA
• Albia Upper Reservoir Monroe, IA
• Amber Lake Martin, MN
• Amistad Reservoir Val Verde, TX
• Apache Lake Maricopa, AZ
• Arrowhead Lake Sac, IA
• Arrowhead Pond Pottawattamie, IA
• B A Steinhagen Lake Jasper, TX
• Barren River Lake Allen, KY
• Bartholomew Lake Ouachita, LA
• Bee Lake Holmes, MS
• Beeds Lake Franklin, IA
• Belton Lake Bell, TX
• Benbrook Lake Tarrant, TX
• Big Sioux Recreation Area Sioux, IA
• Big Woods Lake Black Hawk, IA
• Black Bayou Lake Caddo, LA
• Black Bayou Reservoir Bossier, LA
• Bluff Lake Lake, IL
• Brandenburg Lake Lake, IL
• Brushy Lake Tensas, LA
• Budd Lake Martin, MN
• Bull Shoals Lake Boone, AR