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Micropterus dolomieu
Pound for pound, the smallmouth bass is considered one of the hardest-fighting freshwater fish, known for spectacular jumps when hooked. It favors clearer, cooler water than its largemouth cousin and is commonly found around rocky points, gravel bars, and current seams.
Rocky bottoms, gravel bars, and moderate current in clear, cool water.
Smallmouth Bass Habitat & Size
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is associated with lake water, river water, and reservoir water in the species record. Habitat information describes the species, not permission to fish for it. The recorded average size is approximately 14 inches; individual sizes vary.
Recorded Waters for Smallmouth Bass
FishFinder links Smallmouth Bass to water records in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These associations may reflect documented presence, seasonal runs, or historical stocking, not angler catch reports or current abundance. Read the linked water guides and source notes for evidence dates and reaches.
Smallmouth Bass Fishing Regulations & Limits
A recorded association does not establish that targeting or retaining Smallmouth Bass is permitted. Confirm current species protections, seasonal and emergency closures, reach-specific rules, gear restrictions, bag and size limits with the responsible fisheries authority before fishing. A fishing license does not override these restrictions. FishFinder's regulation records may be incomplete; missing rules do not mean unrestricted fishing.
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Related Water Guides for Smallmouth Bass
Explore these FishFinder water guides for places where Smallmouth Bass is recorded:
- Lake Michigan — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Erie — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mississippi River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Yellowstone River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Columbia River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Ontario — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rideau Lakes — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake of the Woods — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rainy Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Eagle Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wabigoon Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Nipissing — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Temagami — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lady Evelyn Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- French River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Manitou — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Georgian Bay — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Opeongo — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Muskoka — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Rosseau — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Joseph — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Simcoe — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Nottawasaga River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Saugeen River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Grand River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pigeon Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Balsam Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rice Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Long Point Bay — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake St. Clair — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Bay of Quinte — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Niagara River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Lawrence River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Rideau Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ottawa River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Osoyoos Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rafferty Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Boundary Dam Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- West Hawk Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Falcon Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Crowduck Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Winnipeg River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Shoal Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Fleuve Saint-Laurent — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac des Deux Montagnes — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rivière des Outaouais — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rivière des Mille Îles — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Saint-François — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rivière Richelieu — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rivière Saint-Maurice — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Aylmer — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Memphrémagog — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Grand lac Saint-François — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Massawippi — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rivière Chaudière — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Archambault — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Ouareau — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Manitou — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac des Trente et Un Milles — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Grand lac Nominingue — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Blue Sea — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rivière Gatineau — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lac Kipawa — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Réservoir Decelles — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Réservoir Taureau — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Saint John River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Kennebecasis River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Hammond River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Nashwaak River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mactaquac Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Grand Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Oromocto River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Meduxnekeag River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Croix River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Spednic Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Magaguadavic Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Utopia — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Harvey Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Tobique River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Aroostook River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mira River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lochaber Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Shubenacadie Grand Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sherbrooke Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Porters Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Mushamush Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mersey River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Tusket River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wentworth Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Rossignol — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Medway River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Milo — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Gaspereau Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Aylesford Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Panuke Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Black River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Shortts Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Guntersville — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wheeler Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wilson Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pickwick Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Powell — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Mead — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Mohave — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Havasu — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Colorado River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Theodore Roosevelt Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Apache Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Chevelon Canyon Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Becker Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Bull Shoals Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Norfork — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Beaver Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Greers Ferry Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Ouachita — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- DeGray Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Greeson — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Buffalo National River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Caddo River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Eleven Point River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Spring River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Shasta Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Oroville — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Folsom Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Berryessa — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- New Melones Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Diamond Valley Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Sonoma — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pine Flat Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Almanor — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sacramento River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Feather River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- American River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Navajo Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Yampa River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Chatfield Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pueblo Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Horsetooth Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Candlewood Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Lillinonah — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Zoar — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Squantz Pond — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Highland Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Gardner Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Coventry Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Twin Lakes — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- West Hill Pond — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mashapaug Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Housatonic River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Connecticut River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- White Clay Creek — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Hartwell — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Blue Ridge — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wailua Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wahiawā Reservoir (Lake Wilson) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Pend Oreille — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Coeur d'Alene Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Dworshak Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Cascade — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- C.J. Strike Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Brownlee Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Lowell — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Snake River (Hells Canyon) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Magic Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Wood River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- American Falls Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wabash River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Illinois River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Michigan (Illinois Waters) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Fox Chain O'Lakes — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Heidecke Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Braidwood Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- LaSalle Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Powerton Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Clinton Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Shelbyville — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sangchris Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Decatur — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Springfield — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Coffeen Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Carlyle Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rend Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Kinkaid Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Crab Orchard Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ohio River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wabash River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- White River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Tippecanoe River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Joseph River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sugar Creek — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Blue River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Michigan (Indiana Waters) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Brookville Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Wawasee — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- West Okoboji Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Spirit Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mississippi River (Iowa Waters) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Missouri River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Sioux River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cedar River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Des Moines River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Iowa River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Upper Iowa River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Turkey River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Milford Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wilson Reservoir (Kansas) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Clinton Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Perry Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- El Dorado Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Glen Elder Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Melvern Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cedar Bluff Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Hill Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Kansas River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Kentucky Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Barkley — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Cumberland — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Dale Hollow Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Barren River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cave Run Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Green River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Taylorsville Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Nolin River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rough River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Laurel River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Grayson Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Buckhorn Lake (Kentucky) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Dewey Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Fishtrap Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Yatesville Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Herrington Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cumberland River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Kentucky River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Elkhorn Creek — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Green River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sebago Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Moosehead Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- East Grand Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- West Grand Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Grand Lake Stream — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Kennebec River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Great Pond — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- China Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Damariscotta Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pushaw Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Androscoggin River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Saco River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Deep Creek Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Youghiogheny River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Youghiogheny River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- North Branch Potomac River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Potomac River (Upper) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Monocacy River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Patapsco River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Liberty Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Loch Raven Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Prettyboy Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Conowingo Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Triadelphia Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rocky Gap Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Quabbin Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wachusett Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Onota Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pontoosuc Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Chaubunagungamaug — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Cochituate — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Deerfield River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Millers River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Westfield River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ware River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Quaboag River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Housatonic River (Massachusetts) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Connecticut River (Massachusetts) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Merrimack River (Massachusetts) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake St. Clair (Michigan) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Clair River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Detroit River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Saginaw Bay — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Erie (Michigan) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Houghton Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Higgins Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Torch Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Burt Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mullett Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Black Lake (Michigan) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Gull Lake (Michigan) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Gun Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Otsego Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Gogebic — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Tahquamenon River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mille Lacs Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Vermilion — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Kabetogama — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Gull Lake Chain — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Minnetonka — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Whitefish Chain — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pelican Lake (St. Louis County) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rainy Lake (Minnesota) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rainy River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Basswood Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Saganaga Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Namakan Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Croix River (Minnesota) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Pepin — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Louis River Estuary — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Red River of the North — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Stone Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pickwick Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake of the Ozarks — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Harry S. Truman Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Table Rock Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Bull Shoals Lake (Missouri) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Norfork Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Stockton Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Current River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Eleven Point River (Missouri) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- North Fork of the White River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Meramec River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Piney River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Gasconade River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Jacks Fork River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- James River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Elk River (Missouri) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Niangua River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mississippi River (Pools 20-26) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Noxon Rapids Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Missouri River (Montana) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Bighorn Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Fort Peck Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Tongue River Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake McConaughy — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Ogallala — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Merritt Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Elwood Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lewis and Clark Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Missouri River (Nebraska Waters) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Box Butte Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Minatare — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Two Rivers SRA — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sutherland Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Johnson Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Maloney — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wildhorse Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Mead (Nevada) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Mohave (Nevada) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Colorado River below Davis Dam — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Winnipesaukee — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Squam Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Newfound Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sunapee Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Winnisquam Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ossipee Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Merrymeeting Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Conway Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Nubanusit Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Silver Lake (New Hampshire) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Spofford Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Waukewan — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Massabesic Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pleasant Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Umbagog Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Great East Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Androscoggin River (New Hampshire) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Connecticut River (New Hampshire) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Merrimack River (New Hampshire) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lamprey River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Contoocook River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pemigewasset River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Magalloway River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Hopatcong — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Greenwood Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Round Valley Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Merrill Creek Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Spruce Run Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Monksville Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Splitrock Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Aeroflex — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Wawayanda — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- White Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Delaware River (New Jersey) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Raritan River South Branch — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Raritan River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ramapo River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Navajo Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Abiquiu Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Conchas Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ute Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rio Grande — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Erie (New York) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Ontario (New York) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Lawrence River (New York) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Upper Niagara River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Champlain — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Seneca Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cayuga Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Keuka Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Canandaigua Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Owasco Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Skaneateles Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Otisco Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Oneida Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake George (New York) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Schroon Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Great Sacandaga Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Chautauqua Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Black Lake (New York) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Otsego Lake (New York) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ashokan Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pepacton Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Neversink Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Whitney Point Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Delaware River (New York) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Hudson River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Chatuge — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Santeetlah — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Fontana Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Nantahala Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake James — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Gaston — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- New River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Dan River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Tuckasegee River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- South Fork New River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Linville River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Apalachia Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Catawba River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Sakakawea — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Oahe — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Missouri River (North Dakota) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Audubon — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Jamestown Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Maumee River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sandusky River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ohio River (Ohio) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pymatuning Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Alum Creek Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Berlin Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Salt Fork Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Paint Creek Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Caesar Creek Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Seneca Lake (Ohio) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mad River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Clear Fork Mohican River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Clear Creek — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Texoma — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Tenkiller — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Broken Bow Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Illinois River (Oklahoma) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Willamette River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Henry Hagg Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Umpqua River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Billy Chinook — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- John Day River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Umatilla River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Presque Isle Bay — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Delaware River (Pennsylvania) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Susquehanna River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Juniata River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Allegheny River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Youghiogheny River (Pennsylvania) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Raystown Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Wallenpaupack — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Arthur — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Nockamixon Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Blue Marsh Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Shenango River Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Harveys Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pine Creek — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pawcatuck River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Blackstone River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Beach Pond — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wallum Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Keowee — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Jocassee — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Chattooga River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Sharpe — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Francis Case — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Waubay Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Enemy Swim Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- James River (South Dakota) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Angostura Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Belle Fourche Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Old Hickory Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- J. Percy Priest Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cordell Hull Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Tims Ford Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Center Hill Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Chickamauga Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Nickajack Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Watts Bar Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Parksville Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Fort Loudoun Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Melton Hill Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Norris Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cherokee Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Douglas Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Boone Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- South Holston Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Watauga Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Elk River (Tennessee) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Duck River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- O.H. Ivie Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Devils River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Amistad — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Whitney — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Possum Kingdom Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Belton — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Jordanelle Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Deer Creek Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Utah Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Starvation Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Pineview Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Green River (Utah) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Sand Hollow Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Quail Creek Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Minersville Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Smith Mountain Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Claytor Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Moomaw — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Flannagan Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Leesville Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Philpott Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- James River (Virginia) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Shenandoah River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Clinch River (Virginia) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Staunton River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Jackson River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Smith River (Virginia) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- North Fork Holston River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Roosevelt — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Banks Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Moses Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Potholes Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Rufus Woods Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Chelan — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Washington (Seattle) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Sammamish — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Riffe Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Snake River (Washington) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Yakima River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Ohio River (West Virginia) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Kanawha River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- New River (West Virginia) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Greenbrier River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Elk River (West Virginia) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Gauley River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Monongahela River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- South Branch Potomac River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Summersville Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Cheat Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Stonewall Jackson Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Bluestone Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Beech Fork Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mount Storm Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- R.D. Bailey Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- North Bend Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Burnsville Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Stonecoal Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Winnebago — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wolf River (Wisconsin) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Green Bay — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lower Fox River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Michigan (Wisconsin Waters) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Superior (Wisconsin Waters) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Mississippi River (Wisconsin-Minnesota Boundary) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- St. Croix River (Wisconsin) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Menominee River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Chippewa Flowage — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Turtle-Flambeau Flowage — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Flambeau River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Namekagon River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Eagle River Chain of Lakes — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Minocqua Chain — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Wisconsin River — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Petenwell — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Castle Rock Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Lake Mendota — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Geneva Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Big Green Lake — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Boysen Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Keyhole Reservoir (Wyoming) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Glendo Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Grayrocks Reservoir — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
- Palisades Reservoir (Wyoming) — recorded Smallmouth Bass association
Equipment planning for Smallmouth Bass
For a permitted bass trip around shoreline cover, the existing soft-stickbait and hook picks below are one optional approach—not a universal bass setup.
Equipment guidance is not permission to fish. Confirm the exact water, date, species, method and current official rules first. A closed season prohibits targeting, even with release. Recorded fish presence does not establish an open fishery.
- Check permitted methods, bait and hook restrictions before choosing tackle. Match rod, line and lure ratings to the lawful method and conditions, rather than buying by species name alone.
- Plan weather protection, drinking water and a way to call for help. For boat trips, confirm required flotation and safety equipment with the responsible boating authority.
- Read the habitat and water-specific source notes in this guide, then confirm an appropriate lawful method with the local fisheries authority before choosing equipment. Do not assume a general freshwater combo suits every species or water.
This is an editorial planning checklist, not hands-on product testing. Use equipment you already own when suitable. The gear directory contains affiliate links; any product suggestions below have their own disclosure. Retailer region, availability and Canadian shipping are not guaranteed.
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Optional smallmouth bass tackle
Where bass fishing and this method are permitted, a 5-inch soft stickbait on a 3/0 offset EWG hook is an option around suitable cover. Bait and hooks are separate purchases. Match the rod, line and presentation to the cover; this setup is not intended for every depth or vegetation condition. Check local seasons, bait and hook restrictions first.
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Gamakatsu Offset Shank EWG Worm Hooks
Size 3/0 · Red · 25-pack · model 58313-25
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Smallmouth Bass Regulations
Review available regulation records and confirm whether fishing for Smallmouth Bass is permitted with the responsible fisheries authority:
Frequently Asked Questions
What water types are associated with Smallmouth Bass?
The species record associates Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) with lake water, river water, and reservoir water. Habitat information is not evidence of current abundance or permission to target the species.
How big does Smallmouth Bass get?
The recorded average size for Smallmouth Bass is approximately 14 inches. Individual sizes vary; this average is not a maximum size or a legal retention limit.
Where does FishFinder record water associations for Smallmouth Bass?
FishFinder links Smallmouth Bass to water records in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These associations may reflect documented presence, seasonal runs, or historical stocking, not angler catch reports. Check the linked water guides and source notes for evidence dates and reaches; a listing does not guarantee current presence or legal fishing opportunity.
Does a listing or fishing license permit fishing for Smallmouth Bass?
No. A listing records an association, not permission to target or retain Smallmouth Bass. License requirements and exemptions vary. Confirm current species protections, seasonal and emergency closures, reach-specific rules, gear restrictions, bag and size limits with the responsible fisheries authority. A license does not override restrictions, and missing FishFinder regulation records do not mean unrestricted fishing.