Rock Bass

[dc410]

I’m just curious, are any of you warmwater guys catching any Rock Bass anymore? Remember when we used to catch these by the dozen?

 

[Lhersh]

I’ve accidentally caught about 5 little ones in the Conestoga this year.

 

[jifigz]

They've mostly vanished from the Juniata watershed, but I usually catch about one a year; I haven't caught one this year, though.

 

[Swattie87]

A very rare bird on my common WW streams now. An occasional catch only, as in a handful caught a year. 20 years ago, they were probably the most commonly caught species in my haunts. They hit like a Smallie, then fight like wet socks, but I do miss them.