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Large Mouth Bass - State Freshwater Fish Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/18/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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This cache is placed at Highlands Hammock State Park along the Wilderness Trail road leading back to the wilderness campground.  The park is open from 8 am until sunset, 365 days a year.  A state park entrance fee is required.

One of America's most-prized gamefish, the Florida largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) seems to grow to unusually large size in Florida waters. It can reach a length of more than twenty inches and weigh more than fifteen pounds. This black bass is an elongated sunfish, whose distinguishing feature, aside from its exceptionally large mouth, is a deep notch in the dorsal fin. Largemouth bass usually live in quiet waters that contain bountiful vegetation.

The 1975 legislature designated the Florida largemouth bass as the official state freshwater fish.

Information taken from the FL State website

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