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
Washoe Lake Washoe City, NV
Weber Reservoir Schurz, NV
West Carson River (NV) Genoa, NV
West Walker River (NV) Wellington, NV
West Walker River- Wilson Canyon NV
White River Preston, NV
Whites Creek Reno, NV
Wild Horse Reservoir Owyhee, NV
Willow Creek Reservoir Tuscarora, NV
Wilson Common Pond Washoe Valley, NV
Wilson Reservoir Mountain City, NV
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