Here’s a fun secret: largemouth bass aren’t actually bass at all—they belong to the sunfish family! These freshwater fish are ambush hunters. They hide near plants and rocks, wait patiently, then strike with amazing speed. See that dark line running along a bass’s side? That’s the lateral line—it helps them feel vibrations in the water to find prey.
This collection of 10 free bass coloring pages covers three species: largemouth, smallmouth, and striped bass. Simple face portraits work great for kids ages 2–5, while detailed lake scenes will challenge older kids up to age 12. All free to print.
Free Printable Bass-Fish Coloring Pages
Start simple with bass face portraits—the Largemouth Bass Profile Coloring Page shows that famous wide jaw, while the Smallmouth Bass Face Coloring Page has a friendlier, smaller mouth. For action scenes, try the Striped Bass Jumping Coloring Page with its horizontal stripes mid-leap.
The collection also includes fishing fun like bass chasing lures and jumping for flies, plus detailed habitat scenes with lily pads, rocks, and cattails. Pick a page and grab your crayons.
Largemouth Bass Profile Coloring Page
A largemouth bass head showing its signature wide lower jaw.
Smallmouth Bass Face Coloring Page
A cute smallmouth bass head with smaller mouth and friendly eyes.
Cute Baby Bass Coloring Page
An adorable chibi baby bass with big eyes and tiny fins.
Striped Bass Jumping Coloring Page
A striped bass leaping from water showing horizontal stripes.
Bass Side View Coloring Page
Full bass body showing lateral line and all fins clearly.
Bass in Lily Pads Coloring Page
A bass swimming beneath lily pads and aquatic plants.
Bass Chasing Lure Coloring Page
A bass swimming toward a fishing lure on a line.
Bass Jumping for Fly Coloring Page
Bass leaping from water toward a small fly lure.
Bass Underwater Habitat Coloring Page
Largemouth bass in freshwater habitat with rocks and weeds.
Bass Lake Scene Coloring Page
Bass fish in a lake with cattails, lily pads and sunny sky.
That’s all 10 bass pages—now let’s do something fun with them.
Creative Bass Fish Coloring Ideas
- Largemouth vs. Smallmouth Challenge – Print both the Largemouth Bass Profile and Smallmouth Bass Face pages. Color them, then use a ruler to compare how far back the jaws extend on each fish. The largemouth’s jaw goes past its eye!
- Lateral Line Detective – On the Bass Side View page, trace the lateral line with a bright color. This sense organ helps bass feel vibrations in water—draw tiny ripple lines coming out from it to show how the bass “feels” movement.
- Hide-and-Seek Scene ⭐ INTERACTIVE – First, hide a small toy under a towel for one minute. Feel how hard it is to find! THEN color the Bass in Lily Pads page and add extra plants where the bass could hide from prey.
- Bronzeback Color Challenge – Smallmouth bass are nicknamed “bronzebacks” for their color. On the Smallmouth Bass Face page, skip the greens—use shades of golden brown, bronze, and copper instead.
- Fry to Big Fish – Baby bass are called “fry” and start tiny eating zooplankton. Color the Cute Baby Bass page with soft, light colors to show its small size. Draw a size chart next to it showing how big it might grow (up to 29 inches!).
- Striped Camouflage – On the Striped Bass Jumping page, color the horizontal stripes dark. Then color the water a contrasting shade to show how stripes help bass blend in while hunting.
- Ambush Artist Challenge – On the Bass Chasing Lure page, draw three hiding spots around the bass (rock, weed clump, log). Color only the spot you think would be best for an ambush. Explain your choice!
- State Fish Pride – Largemouth bass is the state fish of Georgia and Mississippi! If you live there, add a tiny state outline somewhere on the Largemouth Bass Profile page.
- Fly Fishing Action Lines – On the Bass Jumping for Fly page, add motion lines behind the fish and white splash drops around it. Use light blue crayon (or white on blue paper) for the spray.
- Lake Layers – Color the Bass Lake Scene page using different tools for each layer: markers for lily pads, crayons for water, colored pencils for the bass. See how textures change the look!
Bass can live over 15 years in the wild—older than most family dogs!
