Fish Identification
Bass Identification Chart
Largemouth Bass
Found statewide
Smallmouth Bass
Found west of I-77 & in the Uwharrie and Dan rivers
Spotted Bass
Found west of I-77 & in the Cape Fear River Basin
Alabama Bass
Found west of I-77 & in the Yadkin-Pee Dee & Roanoke River Basins
Morone Identification Chart
Striped Bass
Bodie Bass
(striped bass hybrid)
White Bass
White Perch
* Largemouth bass X spotted bass and smallmouth bass X spotted bass hybrids may have a small patch of teeth on the tongue.
Additional information on these and other species can be found at ncwildlife.org/fishing
