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..
I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease..
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.
I have them, or I should say I have caught them before in my pond. No idea if they've reproduced or not.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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.