Fish ID

[jimcnj]

Caught this on a worm in Echo Lake today. It was about 6" long. Feisty little devil.

[FASTEDDIE29]

That's a Largemouth Bass dude. Some big ones in there.

[jimcnj]

Thanks - that's what I thought, but how come no horizontal stripe? Immature?
winter colors? Also caught a wild goldfish and a dozen sunnies. Why are the stocked trout avoiding me?

[jmurr711]

looks like a largemouth to me. i catch alot out of a deep clear lake that have very little black on the sides at all as opposed to a shallow muddy lake i fish they are always dark green & have dark black on the sides. see the pics below same specie just from 2 dif bodies of water

[jimcnj]

Thanks.
I found a post on another board on the same subject.



Default Re: variations in largemouth colors
Have caught the bass and examined them or just looking at the bass in the water?
Largemouth bass have a basic coloration that can vary greatly depending on several factors.
Coloration changes due to the water clarity, chemistry and depth of sunlight where the bass are acclimated to. Normally all largemouth bass will have dark coloration along the lateral line that can appear to a stripe when the bass is alive and healthy. Due to stress the coloration can change; dark blotches above the lateral line indicates the bass is stressed for example. When the bass dies it looses color.
The more acidic the water chemistry is the darker the overall color, the more alkaline the lighter overall color. The more weeds, higher acidic conditions, the bass tends to be darker green to closely match it's environment. The rocky, sparse weeds of a higher alkaline water, the less coloration and lighter green background the bass will have. Lighter coloration also occurs if the bass is living below the depth of light during cold water periods.
Lots of reason for color variations to consider.
Tom