Part of a group known as the black basses, including the smallmouth and spotted basses, the largemouth grows the biggest. Common in farm ponds, the largemouth likes shallow, murky water and usually associates with structure such as weeds or submerged timber. Some of the newer reservoirs and smaller lakes with standing timber also provide good largemouth fishing. Of the black basses, the largemouth is the only one with a mouth that extends behind the eye. The world record weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces. The Kansas record is 11 pounds, 12 ounces.
FINGERLINGS
Water | Water Type | Stocking Date | Number Stocked |
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LEBO CITY LAKE | COML | 5/21/2020 | 817 |
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE | SFLS | 5/21/2020 | 3777 |
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH | COML | 6/3/2020 | 3135 |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | RESV | 6/5/2020 | 56423 |
Melvern Reservoir | RESV | 6/9/2020 | 16744 |
Melvern Reservoir | RESV | 6/9/2020 | 8350 |
Middle Creek State Fishing Lake | SFLS | 6/9/2020 | 2905 |
CRAWFORD STATE FISHING LAKE | SFLS | 6/10/2020 | 4038 |
Kanopolis Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 7394 |
Kanopolis Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 5589 |
Kanopolis Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 2929 |
Kanopolis Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 7771 |
Kanopolis Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 11614 |
El Dorado Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 10026 |
El Dorado Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 5106 |
El Dorado Reservoir | RESV | 6/11/2020 | 4257 |
Hillsdale Reservoir | RESV | 6/16/2020 | 20554 |
El Dorado Reservoir | RESV | 6/16/2020 | 369 |
El Dorado Reservoir | RESV | 6/16/2020 | 6863 |
El Dorado Reservoir | RESV | 6/16/2020 | 8852 |
El Dorado Reservoir | RESV | 6/16/2020 | 36 |
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE - NORTH | COML | 6/17/2020 | 11978 |
Cedar Bluff Reservoir | RESV | 6/17/2020 | 32637 |
Hillsdale Reservoir | RESV | 6/17/2020 | 8028 |
Hillsdale Reservoir | RESV | 6/17/2020 | 1147 |
LaCygne Reservoir | RESV | 6/24/2020 | 26500 |
Total: | 267839 |
FRY
Water | Water Type | Stocking Date | Number Stocked |
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IOWA | NULL | 5/11/2020 | 100123 |
Horsethief Reservoir | RESV | 5/11/2020 | 172138 |
HODGEMAN STATE FISHING LAKE | SFLS | 5/15/2020 | 55922 |
Total: | 328183 |