Freshwater species guide

Shoal Bass Fishing

Shoal Bass is a freshwater fish.

Shoal Bass

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for shoal bass

The heaviest shoal bass each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Georgia 8 lb, 5 oz Chattahoochee River Dece Joseph Matthew McWhortersource
Alabama 6 lbs 11 oz Halawakee Creek 2/25 Darrell Trawicksource
Florida 5.95 lb Chipola RiverCalhoun 11/1 Sheldon Gracesource

Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.

Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.