Freshwater species guide

Spotted Bass Fishing

Spotted Bass is a freshwater fish.

Spotted Bass

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

State records for spotted bass

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

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
California 11 lbs., 5 oz. New Bullards Bar ReservoirYuba 2/20 Hilligoss, Nathanielsource
Alabama 8 lbs 15 oz Smith Lake 3/18 Phillip C. Terrysource
South Carolina 8.31 lb Lake Jocassee 2001 David Prestonsource
Oklahoma 8.13 lb Pittsburg Co. Pond 1958 O.J. Stonesource
Georgia 8 lb, 2 oz Lake Burton Febr Wayne Hollandsource
Mississippi 8.12 lb Farm Pond 1975 S. Ross Grathamsource
Arkansas 7.94 lb Bull Shoals Lake 1983 Mike Heilichsource
Kentucky 7.63 lb Private LakeNelson County 06/1 A. E. Sellerssource
Illinois 7.2 lb Strip MineFulton 1992 source
Virginia 6 lbs. 10 oz. Flannagan Reservoir 03-3 Joe Jett Friendsource
North Carolina 6 lbs, 5 oz Lake Norman 12/2 Eric M. Weirsource
Tennessee 6.06 lb Chickamauga Reservoir 2011 Chris Colemansource

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.