Freshwater Fish of Connecticut
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
🏆 Connecticut State Record
Catch & Release24.25"Jacob Long · 2018 · Farmington River, Windsor
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Also called: Smallie, Bronzeback
Identification
Brownish-bronze body with red eyes; the jaw does not extend past the eye.
Habitat
Rocky bottoms, currents, and deeper, clearer lakes and rivers.
Behavior
Strong, acrobatic fighter that prefers hard structure.
How to Catch
Tubes, crankbaits, ned rigs, and jigs over rock and drop-offs.
Notes
Fights harder than the largemouth for its size.
Where to find Smallmouth Bass in CT
- Allyn's Brook Durham
- Anguilla Brook Stonington
- Aspetuck River Weston
- Aspetuck River Easton
- Ball Pond New Fairfield
- Bantam River (Inlet) Litchfield
- Bantam River (Outlet) Litchfield
- Bantam River (West Branch) Litchfield
- Bartlett Brook Lebanon
- Bashan Lake East Haddam
- Beacon Hill Brook Bethany
- Beaver Brook Barkhamsted
- Beseck Lake Middlefield
- Black Rock Lake Watertown
- Blackledge River Colchester
- Boden Brook Voluntown
- Branch Brook Thomaston
- Broad Brook East Windsor
- Bungay Brook Woodstock
- Burr Pond Torrington
- Butternut Brook Litchfield
- Canaan Mountain Brook Canaan
- Candlewood Lake New Fairfield / Danbury
- Canoe Brook Branford