Bass Fishing Facts

Is there such thing as a melanistic largemouth bass? An “all black” melanistic bass does not just have black spots but is bass that looks likes it’s been totally dipped in tar. This type of bass is certainly possible and not harder to consider than golden largemouth bass.

Here are four scenarios – from photos shared on Facebook – of “all black” or melanistic largemouth bass.

There are also known occurrences of melanistic animals in nature – such as this melanistic whitetail deer: