Rock sea bass in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Centropristis philadelphica
Overview
Coastal waters over hard bottom areas; also found near sand or mud bottoms
Typical size
Rarely more than 10 inches in length
At a glance
- Regions
- Statewide gulf, statewide atlantic
- Water
- Saltwater
When to fish
Good months
January–december
Season notes
Months mentioned in profile narrative (not a fishing calendar): jan, mar intentional year round display: FL saltwater game species without a narrower FWC peak calendar & not an invented peak.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Statewide gulf & statewide atlantic
Water
Saltwater
Habitat
Coastal waters over hard bottom areas; also found near sand or mud bottoms
Videos
- Shore fishing - bait fishing for sea bass from the rocks · Open original
- Tutorial: BEST tactics for black sea bass! (how to, wrecks, bottom fishing, jigging, baits) · Open original
- How to fillet & clean black sea bass · Open original
- The ONLY lures YOU need to catch sea BASS!! They WORK · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
Sources
- Myfwc.com (2 pages)
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.