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
Lorenzi Park Pond North Las Vegas, NV
Marilyn's Pond Galena, NV
Marlette Lake Washoe County, NV
Martin Creek Winnemucca, NV
Martin Slough Gardnerville, NV
Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area Yerington, NV
Mesquite Pond Mesquite, NV
Minden NV
Mitch Pond Gardnerville, NV
Mosquito Creek Austin, NV
Mountain View Park Pond Yerington, NV
Nesbitt Lake Crystal Springs, NV
North Pond Yerington, NV
Onion Valley Reservoir Denio, NV
Owyhee River - East Fork Elko, NV
Paradise Park Ponds Reno, NV
Pine Creek Austin, NV
Pyramid Lake Sutcliffe, NV
Quinn River Gerlach, NV
Rancho San Rafael Park Reno, NV
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