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Largemouth Bass - Non-Native

Just curious. Where exactly are LMs a truly native species. In Arizona they were introduced in 1897 according to the Arizona Game & Fish Dept.

http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/fish_largemouth_bass.shtml

Description Non-native. Introduced in 1897. Very large mouth with upper jaw of adults extending beyond rear margin of eye. Dark olive-green on the back with green sides shading to white belly. Dark horizontal band on each side. Deep notch in dorsal fin. Soft dorsal fin usually has 12 to 13 rays. Length: 10 to 28 inches. Weight: 8 ounces to over 15 pounds.

 Bob
Nov 19
2004
Hi Bob -- I checked Robbins and MacCrimmon"s "The Blackbass in America and Overseas" on you question. In some cases they were only native in part of a state, sometimes a small part, but here are the states when they say LMB are native.

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginaia and Wisconsin.

bassbks
Nov 19
Thanks, that matches what I found on a couple of the different state DNR websites. Basically they said they were native atleast in part to most of the USA east of the Rocky Mountains.

Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com

 Bob
Nov 19
I'm suprised NJ isn't on that list Clyde, since surrounding PA & NY are & the habitat there is awesome.

Warren

 go-bassn
Nov 19
PA and NY were both States where the book listed both native and introduced. "The species is native to the upper Ohio River drainage in Western New York, western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Western Virginia and possibly a small part of extreme Western Maryland." This book is really the only thing ever published on Black Bass world wide. Unfortunately it was published in 1974 and there have been many changes in the Bass world since then. It still is one of my favorite bass books of all time.

Clyde

 bassbks
Nov 19
It really depends. But you can easily tell by the basses accent. Todd
Nov 19
Lord knows you're the foremost authority on bass books Clyde, thanks. Thier presence in the Western part of both stateswould explain thier absense in NJ.

Have Great Holidays My Friend, those patches you sent me yearsago are still treasured parts of my collection.

Best Regards, Warren (go-bass)

 steve
Nov 19
East of the Mississippi and west of the Hudson, for the most part. RichZ
Nov 19
   
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