Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Also called smallmouth, smallie, bronzeback
A popular freshwater gamefish known for its fighting ability and bronze coloration. Distinguished from largemouth bass by its smaller mouth that doesn't extend past the eye.
Smallmouth Bass at a glance
- Scientific name
- Micropterus dolomieu
- Typical size
- 12-20 inches
- IGFA world record
- 11 lbs 15 oz
- State record
- 8 lbs 12 oz
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Clear rocky rivers and lakes. Pound-for-pound one of the hardest fighting freshwater fish.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a smallmouth bass through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for smallmouth bass
The lure classes that produce for smallmouth bass, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Smallmouth Bass questions people ask
Smallmouth Bass is Micropterus dolomieu. Anglers also call it smallmouth, smallie, bronzeback.
A typical smallmouth bass runs 12-20 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 11 lbs 15 oz. Cobia records the length and weight of every smallmouth bass you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Clear rocky rivers and lakes. Pound-for-pound one of the hardest fighting freshwater fish. It is a fresh water species, filed under freshwater in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record smallmouth bass weighed 11 lbs 15 oz. The standing state record on file is 8 lbs 12 oz.
Soft swimbaits and paddletails, jigheads, jerkbaits, soft stickbaits and worms and bucktails and hair jigs all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
Tomorrow morning starts tonight
Set your home water, pick a drive radius, and wake up to a plan.
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iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Setup takes about a minute.