Florida's most popular freshwater game fish has a new name. The largemouth bass, commonly found in Florida's waterways, is now known as the Florida bass, according to a July 17 news release from the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Largemouth bass in Florida have been renamed "Florida bass," after a study uncovered the popular game fish to be a little different in the Sunshine State. The American Fisheries ...

Step aside, Florida man. We now have an official Florida bass. The largemouth bass in most of Florida, the state's most popular freshwater game fish, has officially been declared a separate species ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There's a new bass in town, sort of. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced that Largemouth bass are now called "Florida Bass." Officials say the ...

A recent study changed how an iconic fish is classified - and identified a further range than expected for the "new" species including North Carolina. Until recently, the Florida bass was thought for ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There's a new bass in town, sort of. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced that Largemouth bass are now called "Florida Bass." Officials say the ...

Bass fishing regulations are staying the same, but you might see new signage up around Florida waters. Largemouth bass, like the one pictured here from 2012, are Florida's most popular freshwater game ...

Anytime you’re fishing in Florida, you’ll want to keep an eye on the weather. This is because the Florida strain of bass is particularly fickle when it comes to cold. A cold front in Florida can turn ...

(FWC) Titusville, Florida - Largemouth bass usually aren't orange, but in rare cases an angler will find something truly incredible on the end of a fishing line. Pugar Gheen was fishing at Fox Lake in ...