Giant Potomac Smallmouth

Type: Nontidal
Region: Western
Location: Upper Potomac River

Recent electrofishing surveys on the upper Potomac River have verified what anglers have been reporting this spring � there are a lot of nice smallmouth out there. Most of the bass are between 10 � 14 inches, but much larger fish are available, including this giant that measured a full 22 inches! What a fish! This old female is the largest smallmouth collected from the Potomac during an electrofishing survey and is probably more than 14 years old. That�s a lot of floods, droughts, and fishing seasons to survive. With respect, she was gently released back into the river.