Bass & panfish
Bass and panfish are the warm-water fish of reservoirs, lower rivers and farm ponds: largemouth, smallmouth, bluegill and crappie. They fish best when the water warms and the trout rivers are at their worst.
4 species
Bluegill
Lepomis Macrochirus
Centrarchidae
Introduced · 7–16 in
black2 photos, hover to cycle, showing blackCrappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
Introduced · 11–19 in
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
Introduced · 16–38 in
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Centrarchidae
Introduced · 3–27 in
Bass & panfish on the podcast
Episode 177 · May 9, 2022
Nick Torres Bass Aficionado living in troutlandia
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