Piscatorial Pursuit of Perch

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A place to share seasonal Yellow Perch and White Perch Tecniques to increase catches.

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white perch

by chris

Dec 6, 2010

i LOVE catching white perch.  i catching them in brackish coves on the southern ct river just 1 or 2 miles from the ocean.  i usually get them on a slow rolled kastmaster or small jig. some of them can push 2lbs. i only get them for a bout a week in July then the disappear.  any place the could go, or tips on how to catch them.  i have heard of people catching them much further up river in coves in massive numbers and huge fish.  i have never had a chance to try up river.  also are they any good eating?      
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    John Sheehan

    Few more White Perch and One Yellow on Marmouska Jig/spikes 3:00-5:00pm.That hour and1/2 before and 1/2 hr after sunset is my favorite time to ice fish . Crappies,Bass  and Gills as well as yellows and whites

    Jan 9, 2011

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      David, aka, "McScruff"

      I thought this was interesting:

      "Some states consider the white perch to be a nuisance species due to its ability to destroy fisheries. They have been associated with the declines in both walleye and white bass populations because they feed heavily on bait fish used by those species and outcompete them for food and space. Many states have enacted laws forbidding possession of live white perch. Additionally, these states recommend not releasing captured white perch back into the water to help control its spread. They live in underwater grasses." - - wiki

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      Nov 8, 2012

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        David, aka, "McScruff"

        I'm sure they would feed on the fry of any species, if given the chance.

        The reason why South Carolina "decommissioned" them from game fish status has something to do with this. Actually there is a two fold reason:

        - They are deemed to be competitors of more popular sport fish like stripers....

        - They are known predators of fry and eggs.

        I'm not intimately familiar with how yellow perch reproduce, but they are not nest builders. They scatter their eggs in a jellylike mass, and there is little parental care. Any white perch worth it's name would happily scarf down on them!

        Wikipedia has an excellent little entry on yellow perch, John. I'm wondering if the size of your perch may have more to do with a lack of predation than too much.

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        Nov 10, 2012