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smallmouth bass
noun
small·mouth bass
ˈsmȯl-ˌmau̇th- 
: a black bass (Micropterus dolomieu) of clear rivers and lakes that is bronzy-green above and lighter below and has the vertex of the angle of the jaw falling below the eye
called also smallmouth, smallmouth black bass
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Fish native to the Jackson River (which feeds into the dam) like smallmouth bass, rock bass, and chain pickerel can also be caught in the lake.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Some of my favorite public land fishing includes the Cape Cod National Seashore for striped bass, Yellowstone National Park for trout, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for smallmouth bass.
—Monte Burke, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Dropping water levels have also allowed some of the lake’s smallmouth bass to slip through the dam’s turbines and into the Grand Canyon below.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Spend your non-astronomy hours hiking the scenic 3.5-mile Cabell Trail or angling for smallmouth bass or catfish.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Some of my favorite public land fishing includes the Cape Cod National Seashore for striped bass, Yellowstone National Park for trout, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for smallmouth bass.
—Monte Burke, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Dropping water levels have also allowed some of the lake’s smallmouth bass to slip through the dam’s turbines and into the Grand Canyon below.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Spend your non-astronomy hours hiking the scenic 3.5-mile Cabell Trail or angling for smallmouth bass or catfish.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Smallmouth bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smallmouth%20bass. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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smallmouth bass
noun
small·mouth bass
ˌsmȯl-ˌmau̇th-
: a black bass that lives in clear rivers and lakes and is bronze green above and lighter below
called also smallmouth black bass
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