How to Use rock bass in a Sentence

rock bass

noun
  • In recent years, my son has scored well on smallmouths and rock bass with his daughters.
    — Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Alfred wears a waistcoat and shirt with the sleeves rolled up, like an indie rock bass player.
    — Amit Katwala, Wired, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Fish found there by Fishbrain users include largemouth bass, pike, rock bass, bluegill and sheepshead.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Under the water are largemouth bass, as well as sunfish, rock bass and yellow perch.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • Along with channel catfish, the lake is stocked with rainbow trout, rock bass, bass carp, brown trout and brown bullhead.
    — Sean Quinton, The Seattle Times, 19 June 2018
  • Bluegills are likely the most prolific sunfish, followed by red ear sunfish, rock bass, and warmouths.
    — Popular Science, 1 June 2020
  • Affected species included smallmouth and largemouth bass, rudd, rock bass, white bass, white and yellow perch, walleye, bowfin and steelhead.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Cleveland and Lorain harbors have been good spots for catching a wide range of fish, from walleye to crappie and yellow perch, rock bass and smallmouth and largemouth bass.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 14 June 2019
  • Fish native to the Jackson River (which feeds into the dam) like smallmouth bass, rock bass, and chain pickerel can also be caught in the lake.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Fish native to the Jackson River (which feeds into the dam) like smallmouth bass, rock bass, and chain pickerel can also be caught in the lake.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • Fish native to the Jackson River (which feeds into the dam) like smallmouth bass, rock bass, and chain pickerel can also be caught in the lake.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • The goal is to reduce the lake's population of centrarchids (which includes largemouth bass, bluegill, pumkinseed sunfish, black crappie and rock bass) by 80%.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2018
  • Found in the mouth, fins, and gills of smallmouth bass, rock bass, bluegill, salmon, trout, and other fish, gill lice look similar to Rice Krispies, and can impair growth, behavior, and even the survival of a fish.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 27 May 2020

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