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 Smallmouth Bass Quick FactsRelated Links: Smallmouth Bass Fishing 101 FeaturesThe smallmouth bass is a slender streamlined fish with a moderately large mouth, where the upper jaw reaches about to the rear margin of the eye in adults. There is only a shallow notch between the spiny and soft parts of the dorsal fin. It is golden green on the sides and back with faint, wavy, olive green blotches evenly spaced along the sides and olive green bars radiating from the eye. It commonly grows to three or four pounds. The state record weighed 7 3/4 pounds and was 22 3/4 inches long. Spawning InformationIt usually spawns in early May. The male fans a saucer-shaped nest in the gravel, coarse sand, or rock bottom by sweeping its tail over the substrate. The female deposits 7,000 to 8,000 eggs per pound of body weight. Eggs hatch in three to five days. Habitat:The smallmouth bass lives primarily in swift flowing, less turbid (dirty) waters in rivers and smaller streams and is stocked in constructed lakes. It eats larger insects, crayfish, and small fish. Underwater Smallmouth Bass Video Clip |