Wannabee Yellow Perch Anglers

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 4, 2013 at 7:04pm

Welcome Jason....glad to have you!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 23, 2012 at 7:20am

We're gaining on the Yellow Perch thing little by little down here in coastal North Carolina....Over the last month, my nephew Dan and I have caught our personal best perch and several other nice specimens.....The key to big fish is catching them during the spawn which occurs in our area in late January through February.....I will continue to hunt them this winter and beyond........

Comment by Vince Fusco on June 7, 2012 at 10:02pm

Hey Jeffrey, I was scrolling through the groups page and saw your request for yellow perch fishing techniques down here in the South. Many years ago I met up with a guy from North Dakota, and he taught me how they caught them up there. We fish the backwater lakes off the Chattahoochee River, which has a good population of yellow perch. We use a 1/16oz jig with a tube tipped with a minnow hooked through the lips. We pitch it out and let it fall to the bottom, then hop it back. Some days they seem to want it slow, and other times they want it hopped fast. I use blue and white tubes a lot, but have caught them on chartruse and white, green and black, etc. I have caught them on the bottom with red wigglers, as well as just a plain minnow under a float as though you were crappie fishing. Here the spawn starts most years around the first of March. The females go to the bank first, and then they are followed by the smaller males. I have caught them right next to the bank in as little as 1 1/2 ft. of water. My best one here was one that weighed 1lb 12 oz., but most here are in the 1/4 to 3/4lb. range. I hope this helps you some. 

Comment by John Sheehan on May 9, 2012 at 9:46am

or was it Sheepscot Pond?

 

Comment by John Sheehan on May 9, 2012 at 9:45am

For that matter White Perch fillets also.My buddy and I years ago on a trip to Sheepshead Pond in Maine,ate 30 White Perch fillets between us and washed them down with beer .You should have heard the burping that went on after that meal!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on October 13, 2011 at 8:49am

I catch enough through the Summer to know I'm missing out. The filets of a yellow perch are the prettiest I've ever seen not too mention catching them in cold water. Absolutely!

Comment by John Sheehan on October 13, 2011 at 8:40am

Best of luck in your quest Jeffrey .You gotta try eating a bunch of yPerch fresh caught through the ice sometime .A luxury us northerners have.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on October 13, 2011 at 8:24am

I've found a couple good reads and reviewed many Infishermen articles, so I'm developing a plan for this winter. I may never get to post a spawning yellow perch photo but it will not be because of a lack of effort. I live just minutes from the location where the North Carolina record was caught so that gives me hope as well.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on October 3, 2011 at 3:49pm

If anyone has any advice for catching yellow perch in their extreme southern range I would appreciate it. I've read many articles but they don't quite relate to the techniques that catch fish in North Carolina. Like other sunfish the best numbers are during the spawn which occurs at a different time in cold water conditions. Thanks in advance.

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