Abstract
Stomach contents were examined from 748 largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (<125 mm total length), collected from DeGray Reservoir during April-November 1976. Fish constituted 59% by weight of the total diet and occurred in 81% of the stomachs; crayfish made up nearly 38% of the weight and occurred in 24% of the stomachs. Sunfish, the principal fish food (about 28% by weight), were observed in 36% of the stomachs. Shad were the second most important prey (23% by weight and 29% frequency in occurrence). Crayfish constituted about 42% of the total weight of the food of bass 200 mm long or longer, but only 12% in bass less than 200 mm. Crayfish consumption was greatest during the fall.
Recommended Citation
Bryant, Horace E. and Moen, Thomas E.
(1980)
"Food of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in DeGray Reservoir, Arkansas, 1976,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 34, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol34/iss1/11
