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Cut holes and fished ,3-5 pm and only two fish ...frozen guides in 15 degree weather made the hook set on light biters (more like a pull) a tough outing .Both fish hit a small Hildebrandt flutter spoon with a Trout nibble attached .

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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?