TALE WATERS & TIDES · POCKET FISHING GUIDE
ARKANSAS SPORTFISH
Rock Bass
GO100SCORE
BUFFALO RIVER
🔥 SPAWN NOWGoggle-eye. The Ozark stream's punchy little brawler.
SIZE
6–10 in
MAX
13 in
WEIGHT
Up to 1.5 lbs
HABITAT
StreamsRiversClear lakes
Clear Ozark streams. Boulders, bedrock ledges, undercut banks.
DIET
Crawfish, hellgrammites, small minnows, insects.
BEST BAITS
Crawfish-pattern jigs · In-line spinners · Live crickets
SEASONAL PATTERN
SPRING
BESTSUMMER
FALL
WINTER
Summer: PEAK — under shade ledges.
ANGLER INTEL · RIGHT NOWHIGH CONFIDENCE
DEPTH
2–6 ft
shallow cover
TIMING
Any time today — steady bite
TOP LURE · LURE
Crawfish-pattern jigs
reaction strikes on bed — aggressive
TACKLE
Ultralight, 4–6 lb line
TECHNIQUE · Slow presentation in shallow cover
ANGLER STATS
SPAWN 60–70°F TEMP MATCHBITE
78
FIGHT
60
STEALTH
55
FUN FACT
Rock bass eyes flash bright red in the right light — the local nickname 'goggle-eye' is more accurate than scientific.
STATUS
Secure
Native · Centrarchidae
LIVE PFG SIGNAL69°F · Crooked Creek● GO 100