Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Micropterus salmoides
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Species: M. salmoides
Body Type & Identification: Deep-bodied, laterally compressed with a large mouth extending past the eye — the defining identification feature. Dark olive-green to black lateral band runs the length of the body on a lighter green background. The most popular freshwater sport fish in the United States.
Preferred Water Temperature: 65°F–85°F. Most active and aggressive at 70°F–78°F. Move to deep structure in summer heat and winter cold — primary feeding occurs when water is in the optimal range. Spring warming triggers the spawn and the year's most aggressive feeding.
Habitat: Highly adaptable — found in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and tidal creeks throughout North America. Prefer shallow, weedy, structure-rich environments: submerged timber, dock pilings, lily pads, grass edges, rocky points, and laydowns. Dominant predator of warm, vegetated freshwater systems.
Best Lures: Soft plastic worms (Texas-rigged) are the all-time top producer — a 6-inch Zoom Trick Worm in green pumpkin or black-blue catches fish everywhere. Topwater lures (Heddon Zara Spook, Whopper Plopper) at dawn produce explosive strikes. Jigs with trailers around dock pilings and deep structure. Swim jigs and chatterbaits through grass. Spinnerbaits around laydowns. Crankbaits along rock points and channel edges. Frog lures over thick surface vegetation.
Best Baits: Live shiners are the premier trophy bait in Florida and the South — a large wild shiner free-lined near grass produces the largest bass. Live crawfish are outstanding in rocky reservoirs. Large live nightcrawlers work well year-round. Live bluegill (where legal) produce trophy fish. Cut shad on the bottom attracts large bass in cold water.
Top 5 Destinations: Lake Okeechobee FL, Clear Lake CA, Lake Fork TX, Falcon Lake TX, Guntersville Lake AL.
| Baker County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Brownlee Reservoir (25) | 4-10-2025 | Richland, ID |
| Oxbow Reservoir (8) | 4-10-2025 | Oxbow, ID |
| Snake River (59) | 7-6-2024 | ID |
| Snake River- Below Hells Canyon Reservoir (42) | 1-6-2026 | ID |
| Unity Reservoir (28) | 10-21-2025 | Unity, OR |
| Clackamas County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Canby Pond (7) | 4-7-2020 | Clackamas, OR |
| Clatsop County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Clear Lake (1) | 5-26-2026 | OR |
| Columbia County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Columbia River (235) | 2-20-2026 | OR |
| Vernonia Lake (3) | 4-27-2018 | Vernonia, OR |
| Coos County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Bradley Lake (9) | 11-24-2021 | Bandon, OR |
| Butterfield Lake (8) | 1-15-2025 | Lakeside, OR |
| Eel Lake (46) | 10-31-2024 | Lakeside, OR |
| Powers Pond (1) | 5-12-2021 | Powers, OR |
| Saunders Lake (3) | 4-15-2022 | Coos Bay, OR |
| Tenmile Lakes (191) | 3-24-2026 | Lakeside, OR |
| Crook County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Lake Marie (1) | 5-28-2026 | OR |
| Prinevile Reservoir (75) | 5-28-2026 | Prineville, OR |
| Curry County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Floras Lake (160) | 5-28-2026 | Port Orford, OR |
| Garrison Lake (124) | 12-17-2025 | Port Orford, OR |
| Deschutes County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Crane Prairie Reservoir (326) | 5-30-2026 | Sunriver, OR |
| Davis Lake (25) | 5-7-2026 | La Pine, OR |
| Taylor Lake (10) | 12-10-2025 | The Dalles, OR |
| Wickiup Reservoir (86) | 5-28-2026 | La Pine, OR |
| Douglas County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Ben Irving Reservoir (239) | 5-28-2026 | Tenmile, OR |
| Cooper Creek Reservoir (107) | 5-28-2026 | Sutherlin, OR |
| Galesville Reservoir (250) | 5-28-2026 | Azalea, OR |
| Lake Marie (190) | 3-25-2026 | Winchester Bay, OR |
| Loon Lake (144) | 5-28-2026 | Reedsport, OR |
| Plat I Reservoir (181) | 5-28-2026 | Sutherlin, OR |
| Siltcoos Lake (13) | 12-18-2024 | Florence, OR |
| Harney County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Burns Pond (20) | 4-5-2026 | Burns, OR |
| Krumbo Reservoir (42) | 4-8-2026 | Frenchglen, OR |
| Jackson County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Agate Lake (71) | 5-26-2026 | Medford, OR |
| Applegate Reservoir (264) | 5-26-2026 | Jacksonville, OR |
| Applegate River (191) | 3-18-2026 | Applegate, CA |
| Emigrant Reservoir (293) | 5-5-2026 | Ashland, OR |
| Expo Pond (167) | 3-18-2026 | Central Point, OR |
| Howard Prairie Reservoir (280) | 5-26-2026 | Ashland, OR |
| Hyatt Lake (252) | 5-26-2026 | Ashland, OR |
| Lake of the Woods (1) | 5-27-2026 | OR |
| Lost Creek Lake (127) | 3-25-2026 | Trail, OR |
| Medco Pond (31) | 4-6-2026 | Medford, OR |
| Willow Lake (140) | 1-7-2026 | Eagle Point, OR |
| Jefferson County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Haystack Reservoir (88) | 4-30-2026 | Culver, OR |
| Lake Billy Chinook (58) | 4-25-2026 | Culvar, OR |
| Josephine County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Applegate River (191) | 3-18-2026 | Applegate, CA |
| Lake Selmac (196) | 3-25-2026 | Selma, OR |
| Klamath County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Campbell Reservoir (104) | 5-27-2026 | Lakeview, OR |
| Davis Lake (25) | 5-7-2026 | La Pine, OR |
| Gerber Reservoir (126) | 5-27-2026 | Bonanza, OR |
| John C Boyle Reservoir (36) | 3-6-2024 | Keno, OR |
| Lake Of The Woods (125) | 5-6-2026 | Klamath Falls, OR |
| Lost River (49) | 4-7-2026 | Bonanza, CA |
| Sprague River (88) | 5-27-2026 | Chiloquin, OR |
| Willow Valley Reservoir (45) | 1-7-2026 | OR |
| Lake County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Chewaucan River (44) | 5-5-2026 | Valley Falls, OR |
| Dog Lake (27) | 11-19-2025 | Lakeview, OR |
| Thompson Valley Reservoir (10) | 1-6-2026 | OR |
| Willow Valley Reservoir (1) | 5-27-2026 | OR |
| Lane County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Blue River Reservoir (28) | 5-26-2026 | Springfield, OR |
| Cottage Grove Reservoir (18) | 5-26-2026 | Cottage Grove, OR |
| Dexter Reservoir (36) | 5-26-2026 | Dexter, OR |
| Dorena Reservoir (19) | 5-26-2026 | Cottage Grove, OR |
| Fern Ridge Reservoir (17) | 7-2-2025 | Veneta, OR |
| Junction City Pond (41) | 5-27-2026 | Junction City, OR |
| Mercer Lake (1) | 8-25-2025 | Florence, OR |
| Row River Pond (16) | 5-26-2026 | Cottage Grove, OR |
| Siltcoos Lake (13) | 12-18-2024 | Florence, OR |
| Lincoln County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Devils Lake (9) | 4-24-2024 | Lincoln City, OR |
| Linn County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Detroit Reservoir (172) | 5-26-2026 | Detroit, OR |
| Foster Reservoir (83) | 3-23-2026 | Sweet Home, OR |
| Freeway Lake East (10) | 5-26-2026 | Albany, OR |
| Green Peter Reservoir (93) | 9-2-2025 | Sweet, OR |
| Sunnyside Park Pond (14) | 5-27-2026 | Sweet Home, OR |
| Timber Linn Lake (26) | 5-26-2026 | Albany, OR |
| Waverly Lake (25) | 5-26-2026 | Albany, OR |
| Malheur County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Brownlee Reservoir (25) | 4-10-2025 | Richland, ID |
| Bully Creek Reservoir (26) | 4-5-2026 | Vale, OR |
| Owyhee Reservoir (36) | 5-6-2026 | Vale, OR |
| Marion County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Detroit Reservoir (172) | 5-26-2026 | Detroit, OR |
| St. Louis Ponds (10) | 4-12-2022 | Gervais, OR |
| Walling Pond (19) | 2-12-2025 | Salem, OR |
| Walter Wirth Lake (27) | 5-26-2026 | Salem, OR |
| Multnomah County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Columbia River (235) | 2-20-2026 | OR |
| Tillamook County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Cape Meares Lake (2) | 7-12-2023 | OR |
| Umatilla County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| McNary Ponds (1) | 5-26-2026 | OR |
| Wallowa County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Hells Canyon Reservoir (26) | 4-27-2025 | ID |
| Wasco County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Pine Hollow Reservoir (16) | 4-28-2025 | Wamic, OR |
| Rock Creek Reservoir (2) | 4-5-2023 | Wamic, OR |
| Washington County Fishing Spots | ||
| Name (# of Reports) | Last Update | Location |
| Henry Hagg Lake (43) | 4-6-2026 | Gaston, OR |
| Henry Hagg Lake (1) | 5-26-2026 | OR |
| Snake River (59) | 7-6-2024 | ID |
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