Never seen a bass so pale

[bigbahass]

Been doing some fishing at a old Mill pond and been pulling some really pale bass out. is this normal?

[wallydiven]

I've seen them like that in stained waters.

[troutncrappie]

I catch bass like that in the spring on lake Champlain almost white or sun faded. Def water clarity issue. Stained water does that to all species in my experience.

[lenz]

a pond i fish has much lighter bass, cream colored with a faint grey stripe. very freaky
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[missoulafish]

the ones i catch 25' deep are that color...

[SalmonAndStriper Stalker]

i have caught pale bass like that out of clear ponds too. i have even caught pale ones out of the same hole that i caught dark normal colored ones. its really weird.

[cslater]

Fish can change color very quickly.  Flounder can change from dark to light in a few minutes if they swim from rocks to sand.  Trout will get very pale if they are placed in a white tank for a few days.  It all has to do with ambient light and their wish to camouflage.

[Jig4perch]

Looks like a 16 oz Pale Ale Bass ... light color and a big head.   How hoppy was it ...

[RickWakeman]

Looks like a 16 oz Pale Ale Bass ... light color and a big head.   How hoppy was it ...

 

[Rangerboats391]

that color tells me he came from deep water, shallow bass have the normal color, depends how much time they spend in shallow or deep water