PFBC Black Bass (Smallmouth, Largemouth, Spotted) Feature Page

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PA's Bruise Brothers

Bronzeback & Bucketmouth (and their spotted cousin)

Anglers with bass

Fish for Bass

Smallmouth Fishing Tips – Largemouth Fishing Tips

Find bass waters by using one or more of our online interactive maps:

Warmwater/Coolwater Fisheries for waters known to have bass in them
Special Regulation Areas for Big Bass waters
Biologist Reports for reports on waters surveyed by Commission biologists
County Guide for access points

Feature articles from PA Angler & Boater magazine:

Largemouth	Smallmouth
Fall's HOT Largemouth Bass Season Little Waters, Big Bass PA’s Biggest Bucketmouths: When, Where and How Anglers Caught Them Pennsylvania's Biggest Largemouth Bass Seven SE PA Bass Lakes	21 Tips for Taking Susquehanna River Smallmouths Cold-water River Smallmouths Coldwater Bite on the Allegheny Float Fishing the Juniata River In Search of Allegheny Bronze Steel City Smallmouth Bass

Bass Information

Catch and Release Fishing; Effects on Bass Populations
Factors Influencing Smallmouth Bass Year-Class Strength and Future Smallmouth Bass Fisheries
Know Your Bass (large or smallmouth)
Susquehanna smallmouth management
White Fly (mayfly hatch on the Susquehanna River)

PA map with bass waters

Caught in PA

Tony Smith, Sr. caught this 5-pound largemouth bass while fishing Lake Oneida in summer 2010

Chris Laube of Trenton, New Jersey landed this 21 inch, 7.5 pound largemouth bass at Upper Woods Pond on 5-24-08 (photo by Tom Biasi)

Jared Rose, age 8, of Hallstead, Susquehanna County, caught this nice largemouth bass on a tip-up on a private pond near Montrose on 1-29-2008. This is the first fish Jared caught through the ice. The fish was caught during a family ice fishing and ice skating outing on a private pond near Montrose.

Ernie Yates of Rome, PA, with a 20 inch largemouth bass taken at a private pond near LeRaysville, PA (Bradford County)

Top 5 largemouth caught in PA in 2010
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10 lb, 1 oz—Lake Pleasant
9 lb 3 oz—Chambers Lake
8 lb 13 oz—Lily Lake
8 lb 2 oz—Cross Creek Lake
7 lb 4 oz—Black Moshannon SP

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Top 5 smallmouth caught in PA in 2010
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8 lb 8 oz —Susquehanna River
8 lb 1 oz —Lake Erie
8 lb —Lake Erie
7 lb 5 oz —Lake Erie
6 lb 10 oz —Lake Erie

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PA State Record Smallmouth — 8 lb. 8 oz.
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PA State Record Largemouth — 11 lb. 3 oz.
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No PA record category for spotted bass

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Report diseased bass

Susquehanna smallmouth mgmt.

Black bass fisheries management overview

Regs-summary book

Species overview, identification, habitat, life history (Sunfishes chapter from PA Fishes book)

Biologist Reports - surveys of lakes and streams

Fishing

FAQ index

Black Bass Workshop

GIS data at PASDA (presence of warm/coolwater species)

External Web Sites

PA fish species