Thread: Not White Perch

i guess i got schooled on that one :D

No harm done, It's good that we can agree to disagree and still be good friends right? I have heard them called all of the above. But man don't they taste good!!!! JimmyS.

I was born and raised in Misssissippi and they were never called anything but "white perch"...I didn't even know until I moved to Georgia that there was another fish with that name. I still call them "croppie" now instead of the popular "crappy" the locals use...But whatever you call them, they sure taste great and are a blast to find and catch! :D

Originally Posted by k4deez

Most everyone fishing in the south georgia rivers call them white perch. That's what i grew up calling them. Try to correct some of them river rats and i bet they'll set you straight.

A little more down south in Coffee County where I grew up we called em specks...
GeoW

people calling ALL species of Sunfish ... BREAM or BRIM :p (when the true "Bream" is a totally different species, native to England/Europe/Russia :D And it looks more like a White Perch or Shad, than any of our Sunfish )

I was born and raised in KY ... and grew up hearing Crappie being pronounced as "Croppy". Picked up calling them "krappee", from Tenn & Ala locals. NEVER have I referred to them as "White Perch" ... but, what's funny about that particular "name", is that is what I grew up hearing Freshwater Drum called

Dutch is right .... there are a lot of nicknames for Crappie!! And you best learn the local colloquialisms for them, or else you might find yourself fishing for something you ain't got the least bit of interest in catching :o ...LOL!!

I can see the reasoning behind most all of the nicknames that Crappie have ... save one. Strawberry Bass just don't ring no bells, for me :rolleyes: :D

.........cp