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Find bass waters by using one or more of our online interactive maps:
bulletWarmwater/Coolwater Fisheries for waters known to have bass in them
bulletSpecial Regulation Areas for Big Bass waters
bulletBiologist Reports for reports on waters surveyed by Commission biologists
bulletCounty Guide for access points
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Feature articles from PA Angler & Boater magazine:
bulletPA’s Biggest Bucketmouths: When, Where and How Anglers Caught Them
bulletPennsylvania's Biggest Largemouth Bass
bulletSteel City Smallmouth Bass
bulletCold-water River Smallmouths
bullet21 Tips for Taking Susquehanna River Smallmouths
bulletSeven SE PA Bass Lakes
bulletFloat Fishing the Juniata River
bulletFall's HOT Largemouth Bass Season
Bass Information
bulletCatch and Release Fishing; Effects on Bass Populations
bulletFactors Influencing Smallmouth Bass Year-Class Strength and Future Smallmouth Bass Fisheries
bulletKnow Your Bass (large or smallmouth)
bulletSusquehanna smallmouth management
bulletWhite Fly (mayfly hatch on the Susquehanna River)
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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 2009
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  1. 10 lb — North Park Lake
  2. 9 lb 5 oz — Fairview Lake
  3. 9 lb 2 oz — Tippits Swamp
  4. 8 lb 7 oz — Scotts Run
  5. 8 lb 5 oz — Shahola Lake

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Top 5 smallmouth caught in PA in 2009
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  1. 7 lb 6 oz — Lake Erie
  2. 7 lb 2 oz — Susquehanna River
  3. 7 lb — Lake Erie
  4. 6 lb 7 oz — Lake Erie
  5. 6 lb 4 oz — Lake Erie

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PA State Record Smallmouth — 8 lb. 8 oz.
State record smallmouth bass bulletLarger image
bulletView all state records
PA State Record Largemouth — 11 lb. 3 oz.
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No PA record category for spotted bass
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Featured topics
bulletReport diseased bass
bulletSusquehanna smallmouth mgmt.
bulletBlack bass fisheries management overview
bulletRegs-summary book
bulletRegs-big bass
bulletStocking
bulletBiologist Reports - surveys of lakes and streams
bulletSpecies overview, identification, habitat, life history (Sunfishes chapter from PA Fishes book)
Frequently asked questions
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Related topics
bulletBlack Bass Workshop
GIS data at PASDA (presence of warm/coolwater species)
bulletFlowing waters
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bulletKeystone Bass Buddy Circuit
bulletRiver Smallies.com
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