Rock Bass

Average length of the Rock Bass is around 6 to 8 inches and usually weights under 1 pound though the world record is 3 pounds 10 ounces. It is golden brown to ilive with white belly and red eyes. Common names for the Rock Bass are: northern rock bass, redeye, goggle eye and rock sunfish. It is commonly found in all of the Great Lakes, Lac Seul, Crow (Kakagi) Lake and Rainy Lake.

Popular Bait For Rock Bass

Most productive lures to use for rock bass are small jigs dressed with twister tails, small spinners, ice spoons, wet flies, nymph patterns, small streamers and insect patterns. Best live bait to use for rock bass are garden worms, leaf worms, grubs, wax worms, crickets, grasshoppers, crayfish and maggots.

Where To Look For Rock Bass

Spring: During the late spring, the rock bass can be found in the sun warmed shallows, making saucer sized impressions in the sandy bottom for spawning.

Summer: When they finish spawning, usually around early summer, they will move into areas with a rocky or gravel bottom usually between 8 and 20 feet deep, and will remain there through most of the summer. They are most active during daylight hours. Rocky points, drop-offs, deep weedlines and humps will often hold large schools of rock bass.

Fall: During the fall they return to the shallows, but not as shallow as during the spring, and are still very active during early morning and early evening hours. When the water begins to cool, they move into deeper waters and stay there during the winter.