Smallmouth Bass - Still Swimmin Tank Top

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This is a 10 inch long smallmouth bass, micropterus dolomieu, painted on a slab of black walnut taken from a tree cut down on Jack and Golda Brydon's property in Schomberg. This fish doesn't have to swim - it floats anyway.

Smallmouth bass characteristics:
green to olive back and sides
yellow to white belly
body often has dark vertical broken bars
9 to 11 dorsal fin spines
shallow notch between dorsal fins
upper jaw does not extend beyond eye
jump out of the water like Polaris missiles

Now for some science... As spring advances, bass start preparing for the spawning season. Bass feed heavily prior to the spawning ritual because they know that during the 10 to 14 days of spawning they will not feed at all. As the water warms above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, bass change their primary forage to a high-protein diet. One can use a can-opener to catch bass both before and during the nesting season when the male fish aggressively defends the nest. An...

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