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Animals
Bronze bass with dark vertical bars, built for current and gravel.
Field facts
HabitatClear rocky streams, reservoirs
RangeStatewide, best in southern streams
When to lookMay to October
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesLargemouth Bass, Rock Bass
Field note: Pound for pound the hardest-fighting fish in an Indiana creek.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Wade around gravel nests in spring rather than through them.
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