What a surprise?!

[bluebasser86]

I was fishing Lake Shawnee in Topeka a couple weeks ago and got quite the surprise. We were out there for smallmouth and trout (ended up doing pretty well on walleye as well), when I caught this guy,


I know there's a few in Kansas but it's probably been over a decade since I last caught one here. Would be really cool if those tasty little fish were in better numbers somewhere around here.

[fishlessDan]

They've been in there for as long as I can remember, but rarely catch more than one or two a trip!

[Pepop]

That's definitely a pretty specimen! I've never eaten one but surely they couldn't be any better than a crappie.

[DRFISHDUCK]

Last yellow perch I caught was back in the 70s at Lake Franklin, Minnesota. Wish we had these instead of white perch!

[clemdawg]

Be nice if it were bigger.

[bluebasser86]

They've been in there for as long as I can remember, but rarely catch more than one or two a trip!

I found they'd stocked them back in the 80's. I haven't ever fished Shawnee except for trout season until this year. Was a cool little fish to catch for sure! State record is only barely over a pound, wouldn't take much to break that.

[skinner80]

Was that on a Ned Rig?

[fishlessDan]

I found they'd stocked them back in the 80's. I haven't ever fished Shawnee except for trout season until this year. Was a cool little fish to catch for sure! State record is only barely over a pound, wouldn't take much to break that.

Prob 8in is as big as Ive ever caught over there. Kept 2 of them and ate them. Dang tasty!

[dkv]

Caught my first one ever last Friday, while trying to figure out the mystery of catching blacks at Shawnee. Need help!

[haugboss]

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Dk their in there big is 12"