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Comment by John Sheehan on January 24, 2014 at 7:58am

In New Jersey ,there  is no size limit on White Perch and you can keep up to 25 .

Comment by John Sheehan on January 24, 2014 at 7:57am

Allen ,I'll have to try White Perch chunks on some channel cats some day .

Comment by John Sheehan on January 24, 2014 at 7:53am

Mc Scruff ,thanks for pointing out the tounge scraper patches .

Comment by John Sheehan on January 24, 2014 at 7:47am

This little White Perch from yesterday is getting some attention I see . After reading the description in this link  of ,Morone Americana ,its easy to understand why they are considered a nuisance and invasive . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_perch   

 They feed largely on walleye eggs and prey favored by Walleye, true perches and White Bass . Although these White Perch are members of the Bass family they have rough scales like a Yellow Perch . The  White Perch fights better than a same sized Yellow Perch .

 Jim ,I don't see white Bass around here but they may be in some lakes near me .I've seen pics and you're right they look similar but the single lateral line without stripes is White Perch indicator.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 23, 2014 at 9:37pm

Jim, white perch are in the same family as white bass. They dont get near as big, however. A 12" white perch is a whopper.

In fact it is hard to tell the juveniles apart, without looking for the tongue scraper patches in their mouths. White perch are not classified as anything but invasive here. White bass populations are on the decline everywhere and one must be very careful to not get them mixed up.

Comment by Allen Morgan on January 23, 2014 at 7:43pm

Jim, that's exactly what a "White Perch" is, just a little smaller.  Little suckers are invasive here in OK, I've caught a few.  Not allowed to return them to the water alive.  I usually turn them into cut bait for catfish.

Comment by jim cosgrove on January 23, 2014 at 6:30pm

15 has been warm around here john and the wind is causing blizzard conditions on sunny days.the tents a pain but you can stay out all day

Comment by dick tabbert on January 23, 2014 at 5:57pm

Good luck to you John.

Comment by John Sheehan on January 23, 2014 at 5:05pm

Jim ,no tents for me .I brought a bucket with three rods and an auger and a vest with lures .Dressed in thick layers and was hoping the evening bite would be better than it was . It was nice getting out ,even if I had to do it alone .

Comment by carl hendrix on January 23, 2014 at 5:03pm

 looks to cold for me there guys!!  but a nice one!!  did you try that coffee can heater I told you about?

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