Red belly on Largemoouth

randyray41 · 11-28-11, 12:30 PM

Why would a largemouth have a red belly in November? I fished a tournament on Jordan lake in Alabama Saturday and several of the largemouths had red belly's. Not sure of the reason. Any comments would be appreciated.

3dkicker · 11-28-11, 01:14 PM

Interesting. What color is the bottom of the area they were caught in?

Maybe the Ol' Mossback's wanted a little Xmas color to celebrate the holiday's?

Captmikestarrett · 11-28-11, 01:58 PM

Some LGMouth do a second spawn..

Capt Mike

PAfisher76 · 11-28-11, 05:09 PM

They might have been sitting where there is a red clay bottom.

randyray41 · 11-28-11, 05:11 PM

It was almost like a spawning bass thats been fanning the bottom. Skin was like "bloodshot" . There was several with this discoloration.

The bottom is in some places muddy, but their appearance didn't look stained. Was like it was internal.

Was interesting to me, have not noticed largemouth that looked like this, this time of year in Alabama. Wish I had some pics. The guy that did the weighing in called them "red snappers", because of the red appearance.

randyray41 · 11-28-11, 05:13 PM

I thought that it was because they were running shad or crawfish in shallow water that may have caused this. The water temp is about 61 deg. Was not expecting them to be shallow.

kennethdaysale · 11-28-11, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captmikestarrett

Lots of LMB build nests and lay eggs again as the water temps fall back to ideal

Capt Mike

Other than that it could be acute lateral sporginosis

or perhaps you're seeing hemorrhage(ing) caused by the phenominal weight gain many believe happens this time of year.

3dkicker · 11-30-11, 03:47 PM

Stretch marks??? On a fish? Where's a biologist when you need one?

11-28-11, 12:30 PM	#1
randyray41 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3	Red belly on Largemoouth Why would a largemouth have a red belly in November? I fished a tournament on Jordan lake in Alabama Saturday and several of the largemouths had red belly's. Not sure of the reason. Any comments would be appreciated.

11-28-11, 01:14 PM	#2
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Interesting. What color is the bottom of the area they were caught in? Maybe the Ol' Mossback's wanted a little Xmas color to celebrate the holiday's? __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

11-28-11, 01:58 PM	#3
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Some LGMouth do a second spawn.. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

11-30-11, 03:47 PM	#8
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Stretch marks??? On a fish? Where's a biologist when you need one? __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

11-28-11, 05:09 PM	#4
PAfisher76 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berks county,PA Posts: 54	They might have been sitting where there is a red clay bottom.

11-28-11, 05:11 PM	#5
randyray41 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3	It was almost like a spawning bass thats been fanning the bottom. Skin was like "bloodshot" . There was several with this discoloration. The bottom is in some places muddy, but their appearance didn't look stained. Was like it was internal. Was interesting to me, have not noticed largemouth that looked like this, this time of year in Alabama. Wish I had some pics. The guy that did the weighing in called them "red snappers", because of the red appearance.

11-28-11, 05:13 PM	#6
randyray41 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3	I thought that it was because they were running shad or crawfish in shallow water that may have caused this. The water temp is about 61 deg. Was not expecting them to be shallow.

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