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2012 Personal Best Yellow Perch.....Little River, N.C.

Locals were shocked last July when I caught my personal best perch....historically the largest and state record perch have been caught in late January and February....That's why I love fishing......the next cast can always yield a surprise!

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 8, 2013 at 2:21pm

Appreciate it Jen.....these guys are some of the best tasting panfish out there....and fun to catch!

Comment by Jen Nayfly on January 8, 2013 at 12:43pm

Nice! I sure would like to get a hook in one of those! Can't find em around here.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 8, 2013 at 9:51am

Thanks John....the Yellow Perch fishery in North Carolina is still revered by few anglers......trophy fish are available during rather harsh conditions but I catch a few throughout the year while bluegill fishing and it's always fun. We were catching loads of Bluegill on this day back in July and I set the hook and to my surprise I had landed a beautiful Y.P. in brackish water relatively shallow and in the high 80s for temperature.....

Comment by John Sheehan on January 7, 2013 at 8:38pm

That is a real Jumbo Jeffrey !You fish excellent water!!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 7, 2013 at 6:50pm

Jason there are several Little Rivers in North Carolina....I fish and live close to the one in the Pasquotank River Basin in the Northeast portion of the state......

Comment by Jason Preslar on January 7, 2013 at 6:17pm
Where is the Little River? There's a little river close to me in the mountains too
Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 7, 2013 at 4:05pm

Here's the Jig that caught her....I was tipping with live crickets on this day.....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 7, 2013 at 4:02pm

On a White Grass Shrimp with Blue Collar Jig tied by Jim Gronaw....the same jig I caught my 2012 best Bluegill on too....How cool is that!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 7, 2013 at 3:59pm

She was 15.5" and hit the scales at 25 ounces John....A mid July Fish still displaying the spawning Red fins too!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 7, 2013 at 3:55pm

It IS a beauty. What did you catch it on?

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