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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