Thanks for the info Bigkev77. I am pretty sure it is Ozark Rock Bass. It stated they can change to lighter color. And I did not eat it. It went back to grow some. The Walleye I caught were not so lucky. I did spare the lives of several bass small mouth, spotted, and white. I also released a 3 to 4 lbs flathead. The fish were all caught on crawler harness or jigging spoons. The next day I took the wife where the Norfork and White meet and in about 2 hours caught and released about 25 trout. None of the trout had much size biggest about 1 1/2 lbs. There sure is some great fishing up North. I marked a lot of fish I thought might be crappie but never could get a bite. I am going to learn how to catch crappie in those clear deep lakes one of these days.