On five successive nights with different companions, I caught at least one keeper and six or seven smaller bass.

Three hours later, I quit, having caught and released a dozen more bass, all smaller than the first.

Still, you will see small bass, perch, baitfish and whatnot swimming around, often in groups.

The night's smallest bass, my father's perfect catch.

It's a breeding ground for a lot of fish right now: weakfish, croakers, small striped bass.

I caught the first fish, a small bass still pale from the long, dark winter.

Spring brings out small largemouth bass in the marshes of the back sections.

In the first few hours we caught three small bass, after which the fish refused everything we offered them.

I had two more hits before repeating the performance with a slightly smaller bass and then hooked one that was considerably larger.

If there were small bass, there would be big ones.