Where can I buy largemouth bass in the GTA?

[Early2Rise]

http://www.yuanming.ca/

Dundas st Mississauga... Big tank full of live "Green Bass" seen last week. Don't forget to check the regs before checkout *sigh*

Good Luck

 

[SWP]

So over the phone your assuming this green bass is in fact a large mouth?
Sight unseen?

No. I was assuming they were carrying the same fish I saw in Yelp photos as seen here:

The thing is, this photo was posted a year ago, so I wasn't sure if they'd be carrying them now and when I asked for "largemouth bass" the first time I called, they didn't know what I was talking about. When I asked for "green bass" in my second call, they confirmed.

There are areas in Northern Ontario where the Bass season is open all year long. The problem is you need an extension for your auger and probably mother nature to co operate. Good luck on what ever you are doing.

Appreciate it.

He is talking about buying farmed bass which is 100% legal.

An extension this year? Maybe at the Arctic?

The only thing you need to extend to go ice fishing this year, is your life insurance plan.

Yes, exactly. I should've been more clear, but I am lacking some knowledge in regional classification and actually obtaining the fish during this time of the year, if that had any bearing on anything.

http://www.yuanming.ca/

Dundas st Mississauga... Big tank full of live "Green Bass" seen last week. Don't forget to check the regs before checkout *sigh*

Good Luck

Thanks.

 

[tossing iron]

Glad you found what your looking for.
Don't mind me . I'm just a monjacake . Lol

 

[riddickulous]

Anyway, I ended up calling and buying "green bass" from the T&T supermarket, after calling them and asking if they had "green bass", which they confirmed they did. They have the same live bass swimming around in a tank as seen in Yelp photos.

Does no one in the industry use the name "largemouth bass"? It seems like no one knows what I'm talking about. Thanks to riddickulous for the tip and everyone else that responded. I got exactly what I need.

Good job going the extra mile and finding a real specimen vs using pictures.

My understanding is that the farmed variety of largemouth bass is called "green bass" probably to differentiate it from the wild fish. BTW, I've never seen smallmouth bass in stores.

From my observations, the farmed variety (of any species) have some differences. The fins are more rounded and frayed (due to rubbing), the wild variety have longer healthy fins. Also the mouth of the farmed fish is rounded probably from eating fish food, vs the wild fish with a more predatory, pointed mouth.

One more thing, the wild fish tastes way better, so go catch one in the wild one day, during open season of course!