Rock Bass — Michigan Fishing
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Rock Bass Native

🔬 Ambloplites rupestris

Small but feisty. Often caught alongside smallmouth.

0.25-0.5 lb, 6-10 inches
Typical size
2 lbs 1 oz
Michigan record
Summer
Best season
268
Listed lakes

🛡 Conservation Status

Native Very common panfish in rocky-bottom lakes alongside smallmouth bass.

🌿 Habitat & Behavior

Rocky shoals, log piles, and rubble shorelines. Often found in the same water as smallmouth bass.

🎣 Best Techniques

Small jigs, spinners, crayfish imitations

🌊 Where to Catch in Michigan

Lake County Population Notes
Alcona Pond Alcona Good
Ambrose Lake Ogemaw Good
Arbutus Lake
510 acres
Grand Traverse Good
Arnold Lake Clare Good
Au Sable Lake Ogemaw Good
Au Sable River Iosco Good
Avalon Lake Montmorency Good
Avery Lake Montmorency Good
Badwater Lake Dickinson Good
Baldy Lake Alger Good
Bar Lake Alger Good
Bass Lake Dickinson Good
Bass Lake Oscoda Good
Bass Lake (Long Lake Township) Grand Traverse Good
Bay City Lake Mackinac Good
Bear Lake
3,350 acres
Manistee Good
Beatons Lake Gogebic Good
Beaver Lake Alpena Good
Big Bass Lake Otsego Good
Big Bear Lake Otsego Good


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