Utah lake

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I would imagine it has to do with the largemouth bass being part of the sunfish family. They have the ability to change their colors somewhat. Male bluegill change colors during the spawn. I've seen smallmouth go darker or lighter depending on the water clarity and surrounding cover. I've also read that some may change color somewhat during feeding. Granted, I am no biologist. I've observed this stuff myself and done a little research. I remember fishing around some submerged fence posts on a lake in East Texas with a black/red flake plastic lizard and catching a 4 lb largie. He was as grey as the submerged timber. It was overcast that day and the lake was extremely high (hence the submerged posts). He went into the livewell for a while and got green after a little while. Very interesting stuff...[]
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