Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Rock Bass in your pond?

I'm looking for any forum members who have rock bass in their ponds or know of a pond that has rock bass in it...

Have you seen them reproduce?

I know there's an old man in the area with an old pond that supposedly has rock bass in it.. Around here I have heard crappie called rock bass.. I would go talk to him but he's basically cenile and psychotic lol..

You got somthin against senile and psychotic? Careful, you might be offending some of us.

The green sunfish also is sometimes called a Rock Bass. Other names for GSF

Many years ago when I used to snorkel with my kids in local strip pits in the summer, we would run across a male GSF (we called them perch or black perch or sun perch, depending on what they looked like at the time) on the bed and they would look kind of like a bass with their big mouth when they would project aggressive behavior to protect their nest. Could give a pretty good "nip" when one was not looking or pointing at them a little too close.

Here is what Wikipdeia says about Rock Bass. Not that Wiki is always right.

Wiki Rock Bass description

Is it right?

Is this what you are talking about?

I have them, or I should say I have caught them before in my pond. No idea if they've reproduced or not.

Tums, that is the "rock bass" I am referring to.

Sunil, I believe you have mentioned fish are capable of coming and going as they wish from an attached creek to your pond, is that correct? May explain how rock bass are getting into your pond... Your pond is a very unique one though. If one could have reproducing rock bass, from the little I know about it, I think yours would be a prime candidate.

Yes, my pond is connected to a year round large creek, or small river.

CJB I have seen them in beaver ponds on beds in the spring in around 1' of water. I really cant tell you much more than that. I used to fish a lot of beaver ponds and would occasionally catch one.