Spotted Bass Habitat
Early Spring thru Spawning
- Creek arms with some flow.
- Sheltered sand gravel coves.
- Shallow rocky points with deep water relief.
- Protected rocky shorelines.
- Shallow rocky points on main lake.
Summer thru early Fall
- Sandy/Rocky humps near river channel.
- Timbered flats near river channels.
- Rocky points.
- Sandy/Weed humps in main lake.
- Flats with any structure with immediate deep water access.
- Steep cliff banks, with submerged chunk rock or rip rap.
Late Fall and Winter
- Deep main lake points.
- Rock edges that fall quickly to deep water.
- Deep inside bends in river channel.
- Deep rocky or gravel humps in main lake.
Spotted Bass Water Temperature
Spotted Bass Technique
Use jigging spoons and medium diving jerkbaits. Also, drop shots and swimbaits.
Top Spotted Bass Fishing Lakes
| Lake | Latitude | Longitude | Community Rating (Votes) |
| Henry Hagg Lake - OR | 45.487102 | -123.224219 |  4.7 (34) |
| W Kerr Scott Reservoir - NC | 36.117353 | -81.258744 | 4.7 (24) |
| Lewis Smith Lake - AL | 34.059952 | -87.130508 |  4.5 (20) |
| Normandy Lake - TN | 35.466254 | -86.207286 | 4.2 (33) |
| Millerton Lake - CA | 37.033462 | -119.634102 | 4.4 (19) |
| Lake Arrowhead - CA | 34.259363 | -117.185353 | 4.5 (14) |
| Boerne Lake - TX | 29.823364 | -98.777065 | 4.6 (11) |
| Lake Shaunee - OH | 39.650036 | -83.779732 | 4.9 (8) |
| Bull Shoals Lake - AR | 36.430895 | -92.774103 | 4.2 (26) |
| Badin Lake - NC | 35.459888 | -80.111725 | 4.3 (22) |
| Arkabutla Lake - MS | 34.763016 | -90.054244 | 4.9 (7) |
| Center Hill Lake - TN | 35.950908 | -85.741104 | 4.1 (34) |
| Rancho Seco Reservoi - CA | 38.336665 | -121.092566 | 4.5 (11) |
| Martinez Lake - AZ | 32.940859 | -114.471592 | 4.5 (10) |
| Lake Artemesia - MD | 38.986410 | -76.923646 | 4.6 (9) |
| Hartwell Lake - SC | 34.548932 | -83.005245 | 4.6 (8) |
| Potomac - VA | 38.349523 | -77.187199 | 4.8 (6) |
| Lake Margrethe - MI | 44.635978 | -84.784009 | 5 (5) |
| Lake Sidney Lanier - GA | 34.319554 | -83.867413 | 4.1 (42) |
| Oologah Lake - OK | 36.557771 | -95.599250 | 4.3 (14) |
Spotted Bass Records
| Species | State | Weight | Length | Lake | Angler |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | ca | 10 lbs. 4 oz. | Pine Flat Lake | Shishido | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | al | 8 lbs. 15 oz. | Lewis Smith | Phillip C. Terry, Decatu | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | ok | 8 lbs. 2 oz. | 23 in. | Pittsburg Co.Pond | O. J. Stone |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | sc | 8 lbs. 2 oz. | Lake Jocassee | James Couch | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | ga | 8 lbs. 2 oz. | Lake Burton | Wayne Holland | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | ms | 8 lbs. 2 oz. | Farm Pond | S. Ross Grantham | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | ar | 7 lbs. 15 oz. | Bull Shoals Lake | Mike Heilich, St. Louis, | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | ky | 7 lbs. 13 oz. | Nelson County | AE Sellers | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | ky | 7 lbs. 10 oz. | Nelson County | A.E. Sellers | |
| Bass Spotted (Kentucky) | mo | 7 lbs. 8 oz. | Table Rock Lake | Gene Arnaud |