

Trout are another popular menu item in many rocky lakes all three species of bass will dine on stocker-size rainbows. These species dine on drifting plankton blooms and may travel far offshore - another reason you seldom catch bass in a rocky venue by pounding the banks.


Obviously, if you do find wood or weeds in a clear, rocky lake, you should fish it, but be aware that bass may relate more loosely to this cover than they will in a shallow, murky environment," McClintock says. Also, both wood and rocks attract a greater variety of forage species. Rocks aren't nearly as attractive to bass as either grass or wood, probably because bass can't penetrate rocks the way they can bury in grass or wedge between roots or branches. Cover isn't everything - "Bass in rocky lakes don't relate as strongly to cover as do bass in stumpy or weedy lakes.McClintock lists some key facts about bass in rocky lakes that savvy anglers can use as the foundation of a successful fishing strategy:
