Largemouth or smallmouth? Do not measure it.

Look at the corner of the mouth. On a largemouth, the jaw hinge reaches back past the eye. On a smallmouth it stops short. You can tell from a boat, in bad light, in a second.

• Field marksDark blotchy stripe along the flank. Jaw hinge behind the eye.
• SizeCommonly 30 to 50cm.
• WaterWarm lakes, Southeast
• Verified byA working naturalist. Named in full on the colophon.