I took these pics a little while back while snorkeling up here in a NH pond.
Sorry for the poor quality
Didn't want too many load issues so pumpkinseeds and the rest are in post 2
LM Bass Spawning
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Edited by Heather, 02 October 2013 - 11:54 PM.
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Posted 03 October 2013 - 06:47 PM
Very cool! I've never seen photos of bass spawning, looks like they do it in pretty standard sunfish fashion though. Always a treat to see these behaviors. And Pumpkinseeds are nice too. I actually photographed my first one yesterday. It was a subadult, but still very pretty and had some color to it.
Posted 03 October 2013 - 06:49 PM
No they really weren't. That particular pond is near family land and I've spent just about every summer since I was born soaking in there... I prefer to believe those fish know me LOL j/k. They were just very wrapped up in what they were doing.Wow, that's really cool. They're not the least bit shy about spawning in front of you! I've never seen bass spawn before. Thank you for sharing
Posted 03 October 2013 - 06:53 PM
It was one of those disposable Kodak underwater cameras for like $10 at Walgreens. Can't get much easier than that.Oh, I should ask, what camera did you use to capture these pictures? I'm always curious to hear opinion polls from people about a model they've field tested.
Waterproof and 'waterproof' aren't the same thing, you know?
Posted 03 October 2013 - 07:14 PM
looks like they do it in pretty standard sunfish fashion though.
Posted 03 October 2013 - 07:17 PM
Nooo unfortunately. These were taken one random April day that got up to the high 80's... so I was only able to get out that day before it got way too cold again. I do have a wet suit but it's short sleeved... looking back not the best planned purchase LOL.Heather, did you get any photographs of larvae or fry being tended by adult(s)?
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Posted 19 October 2013 - 10:26 PM
Nope... both large mouths. If you look closely in a couple of the pics you can see the "smallie looking one"'s dark lateral line... just different pattern right during spawning everywhere else and a really crummy disposable camera LOLIt looks like one of those bass is a smallie, I didn't know they hybridized.
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Posted 07 January 2014 - 06:58 PM
Agreed! Favorite native by far...Pumpkinseeds are my absolute favorite fish!
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