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Fishing Species

Rock Bass Fish Species Information

Rock Bass

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Ambloplites rupestris
Other Fish Name: rock perch, goggle-eye, or red eye
Regions Fished: St Lawrence River and Great Lakes system, the upper and middle Mississippi River basin in North America from Québec to Saskatchewan in the north down to Missouri and Arkansas, and throughout the eastern U.S. from New York through Kentucky and Tennessee to
World Record:
Common Tackle:
Additional Information: Rock bass can be surprisingly unflustered by the presence of human activity, living under lakeside docks and near swimming areas.