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smallmouth bass
noun
small·mouth bass
ˈsmȯl-ˌmau̇th- 
: a black bass (Micropterus dolomieu) of clear rivers and lakes that is bronzy-green above and lighter below and has the vertex of the angle of the jaw falling below the eye
called also smallmouth, smallmouth black bass
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Cold water shots into the Colorado River slow a bass invasion in the Grand Canyon
From fowl to fish, Brandon Loomis took us to the Grand Canyon earlier this year to report on the continuing saga of the invasive smallmouth bass.
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
Lake Oahe is one of the largest reservoirs in the U.S., some 231 miles long and is home to some of the best walleye and smallmouth bass fishing in the country.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Roving like hungry jackals, smallmouth bass will move down and along drop-offs, hunting for the holdout crayfish, leeches, and insects along their way.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Glen Canyon Dam managers will flush cold water from deep in Lake Powell into the Colorado River to help prevent invasive smallmouth bass from colonizing the Grand Canyon, federal officials announced Wednesday.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
Lake Oahe is one of the largest reservoirs in the U.S., some 231 miles long and is home to some of the best walleye and smallmouth bass fishing in the country.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Roving like hungry jackals, smallmouth bass will move down and along drop-offs, hunting for the holdout crayfish, leeches, and insects along their way.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Glen Canyon Dam managers will flush cold water from deep in Lake Powell into the Colorado River to help prevent invasive smallmouth bass from colonizing the Grand Canyon, federal officials announced Wednesday.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
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smallmouth bass
noun
small·mouth bass
ˌsmȯl-ˌmau̇th-
: a black bass that lives in clear rivers and lakes and is bronze green above and lighter below
called also smallmouth black bass
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