Rock Bass On Bsl ?

[Ham]

Looking at reports from TR, I keep seeing nice photos of Rock Bass caught while scrubing a grub.

I've caught good numbers of them when I used to fish TR and scrubbed a grub or fished during springtime with other stuff.

I've caught them on Norfork Lake whith a grub, but I can't remember catching Rock Bass on BSL.

Green Sunfish yes, Bluegill, yes. Redear Sunfish, a very few, but yes. Crappie, Hell Yes. Pumpkinseed, yes. Yellow Perch, yes. But I can't remember catching true Rock Bass.

Anybody catching Rock Bass on BSL ?

[tjulianc]

The world record Ozark Bass came from Bull Shoals.

The Ozark Bass is very similar to the Northern Rock Bass, I think they were only considered separate species since the late 70s.

But the few times I've fish BSL, I haven't caught one either.

[Fishin Hodge]

I have fished Bull forever and have never caught or heard of one being caught. I have absolutely no doubt there are a few around, but why not the numbers??? You have to consider on a lake of that size with as many feeder creeks as there are, there are some in the lake. Bear Creek is a tributary I have personally caught rock bass in, but not at lake level, upstream. No doubt a few coming down into that area of the lake though. I would think Big Creek and Theodosia Creek would have to have a few around as well.

It is weird that there are not more of them???? I caught a Hell Bender one time, know they are there. I've seen spoonbill pictures, I think even on this website. I caught a Buffalo (smallmouth Buffalo I believe) one time that I had no clue was in the lake. There is no telling what someone has caught out of there at some point though. Anybody else with some weird ones?

[Wayne SW/MO]

I've never caught one out of BS. I've caught ozarks in Beaver creek and rocks in TR, but nothing out of the upper end. I flyfished quite a bit last summer for perch in general and caught lots of them, but no ozark or rock bass.