White Bass (Morone chrysops)


White Bass
Morone chrysops

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Moronidae
Genus: Morone
Species: M. chrysops

The white bass is a wide-bodied fish with an overall dark bluish green to gray color with yellow eyes. The two dorsal fins—spiny and soft—are completely separated. The white bass has stripes running laterally down its sides that may be broken. The lower jaw sticks out further than the upper jaw on the mouth. A tooth patch is present on the tongue.


Fishing Spots
Name Location
Humboldt River NV
Humboldt River - South Fork Elko, NV
Illipah Reservoir Ely, NV
Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir) Wells, NV
James Kinney Pond Winnemucca, NV
Jarbidge River - West Fork Elko, NV
Jiggs Reservoir (Zunino Reservoir) Elko, NV
Kingston Creek Austin, NV
Kirch Wildlife Management Area Preston, NV
Knott Creek Reservoir Denio, NV
Lahontan Reservoir Silver Springs, NV
Lake Mead Boulder City, NV
Lake Mohave Cottonwood Cove, NV
Lake Tahoe  
Lamoille Creek Elko, NV
Lampe Park Gardnerville, NV
Las Vegas Urban Ponds Las Vegas, NV
Liberty Pond Fallon, NV
Little Humboldt River - North Fork Winnemucca, NV
Little Washoe Lake Washoe City, NV
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