Catalog: Western Kentucky Fish Species
Company/Brand: Kentucky's Western Waterland
bass fishing in Western Kentucky Fish Species by Kentucky's Western Waterland
missouri dept of conservation striped bass benjy kinman and brook trout jim axon ...
contents largemouth bass 2 smallmouth bass 3 spotted kentucky bass 4 bluegill ... 7 longear sunfish 8 warmouth 9 rock bass 10 white crappie 11 black crappie ... 11 white bass 12 striped bass 13 yellow bass 14 hybrid striped ... bass 15 channel catfish 16 blue catfish ...
largemouth bass micropterus salmoides also called ... bigmouth bass black bass green bass bucketmouth bass lake bass distribution ... or deeply notched most largemouth bass caught in kentucky weigh less than 10 ... the male guarding the nest largemouth bass may be found near logs stumps rocks ... submerged islands or creek channels fishing this most abundant and sought-after ... member of the black bass family will strike a wide variety of ...

smallmouth bass micropterus dolomieu also called ... brownie green trout smallie brown bass redeye bass distribution more abundant ... radiating back from the eye smallmouth bass do not have the dark horizontal stripe ... the sides like largemouth and kentucky bass however bronzebacks frequently have 10- ... grow to 12 inches in length smallmouth bass seldom exceed seven pounds in size ... generally earlier than other black basses stream spawning occurs in pools with ... selected for lake spawning smallmouth bass will not tolerate silt bottoms or other ... polluted conditions fishing smallies are highly-prized game fish ... to those preferred by the largemouth bass the food of choice is the crayfish ...

spotted kentucky bass micropterus punctulatus also called ... spotted bass spot lineside redeye distribution ... often confused with largemouth bass because both species have a dark ... horizontal stripe on the sides kentucky bass have definite spots below the stripe ... notch that appears on the largemouth bass and a narrow membrane generally ... eye but stops near the center kentucky bass seldom exceed four or five pounds ... more than any other member of the black bass family and are often encountered ... habits are more similar to smallmouth bass than largemouth bass but the growth ... rates of kentucky bass are intermediate between the two ... fishing readily caught by the same methods used ... for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass casting live minnows with a small split ...

lepomis gulosus also called warmouth bass warmouth sunfish goggle-eye redeye ... description often confused with rock bass warmouth are dark olive to grey with ... the anal fin has three spines the rock bass has five to six spines their mouth is ... than most sunfish similar to the rock bass warmouth rarely grow longer than 10 ... to other members of the sunfish family fishing these aggressive fish are easily caught ... by using conventional bluegill fishing methods since their large mouth allows ...
rock bass ambloplites rupestris also called ... often confused with warmouth rock bass are dark olive in color and most scales ... five or six spines in the anal fin rock bass seldom grow beyond 10-11 inches habits ... generally associated with smallmouth bass populations in clear rocky streams rock ... bass are usually found in deep rocky pools ... near vegetation or woody debris fishing rock bass are caught on crayfish ...
newlight black crappie strawberry bass calico bass distribution both species ... conditions better than black crappie fishing commonly caught by still fishing live ... most highly-prized panfish in kentucky fishing is best during the spring spawning ... behavior also allows for good winter fishing 11 9 ...
white bass morone chrysops also called stripes ... sand bass striped bass bar fish streaker distribution large ... often confused with smaller striped bass hybrid striped bass and yellow bass see ... teeth on the base of the tongue white bass seldom grow beyond 15 inches in length ... habits white bass run upstream to spawn when water ... larger rivers during the early spring fishing white bass are excellent fighting fish ... near the surface is the most exciting fishing however trolling over schools may be ... effective a popular method on lakes is fishing at night under lights with minnows ...

striped bass morone saxatilis also called rockfish ... lake dams description though striped bass resemble white bass and striped bass ... hybrids the striped bass body is more streamlined or torpedo ... spots are more prominent on striped bass and generally extend unbroken for the ... entire length of the body striped bass also generally have two patches of ... cooler months december-may striped bass may travel many miles in a day these ... spawning behavior is similar to white bass and upstream movement is common despite ... or no spawning success adult striped bass seek depth with cool water temperatures ... in the summer in lake cumberland fishing striped bass may be taken on crayfish ...

yellow bass morone mississippiensis also called ... barfish streaker sand bass striper brassy fish gold bass ... distribution yellow bass occur sporadically in the mississippi ... description often confused with white bass but yellow bass have a distinct yellow ... and nearly equal in length yellow bass seldom grow beyond 10 inches habits ... making a spawning run similar to white bass however they often spawn on gravel bars ... fish that may congregate with white bass fishing yellow bass readily accept live ...

hybrid striped bass morone chrysops x morone saxatilis also ... wipers stripers hybrid rocks sunshine bass distribution presently stocked in ... in the state description hybrid striped bass result from a cross between the striped ... bass and white bass there is no fool-proof method to ... of young hybrids resembles white bass more than striped bass since hybrids ... higher arch in the back hybrid striped bass seldom grow larger than 15 pounds ... major tributaries similar to the white bass fishing white bass and striped bass ... fishing methods apply hybrids are famous for ... often caught in lakes near the dam by fishing crayfish near the bottom on points like ... the striped and white bass removal of the red meat produces a ...