YELLOW PERCH

The yellow perch, unlike the socalled white perch, Morone americana, is a true perch, not a bass.

HOW TO IDENTIFY A YELLOW PERCH

Its most striking characteristic is its golden yellow body with 6-8 dark fingers or bands which extend from the back towards the belly.Although the average size caught by anglers is 4-12 oz. (0.1- 0.34 kg) it provides fast action and can be caught all year long. It will devour almost any natural bait and many types of artificials, including flies, and is an active feeder even in the winter when it is caught while ice fishing.

WHERE TO CATCH YELLOW PERCH

The yellow perch is widespread species in the northern United States and in Canada. Although it occurs in nearly every U.S. state today, due to stocking, it is sparsely distributed in the South and through most of the West and Midwest. It blankets the northern U.S.A. and Canada, except British Columbia and the northern territories. In the east it ranges from Nova Scotia to the Santee River drainage, South Carolina and west through the Great Lakes to the edge of British Columbia and into Washington. A narrow contingent extends north through Great Slave Lake almost to Great Bear Lake in the Northwest CLIFFS AND STEEP SHORE BANKS GRADUAL SHORES INLETS AND OUTLETS Territories, Canada. The following list includes additional details on where to catch this fish:

CLIFFS AND STEEP                                  FRESHWATER LAKES AND PONDS

SHORE BANKS

GRADUAL SHORES                                                      HOLES

INLETS AND OUTLETS                                 INSIDE TURNS AND COVES

ISLANDS OR SAND BARS                                         LILY PADS

OPEN WATER                                          OVERHANGING TREES AND BUSHES

PIERS, DOCKS AND PILINGS                     POINTS AND BREAK LINES

ROCKS                                                                  SHORELINE SHALLOWS

SPRING HOLES                                                     SUNKEN OBJECTS

WALKWAYS AND BRIDGES                         FRESHWATER WEED BEDS

HOW TO CATCH YELLOW PERCH

The following are fishing methods used to catch this fish:

DRIFT FISHING                                                          FLY FISHING

TROLLING                                                                  STILL FISHING

YELLOW PERCH LURES, TACKLE & BAIT

The following are lures, tackle or bait that can be used to catch this fish:

FLIES                                                                                INSECTS

JIGS                                                                                   LEECHES

MINNOWS                                                                       PLUGS

PLUGS BAITS                                                                 SPOONS