Thread: Yellow Perch Galore

Supposed to be a few here in Kansas but Minnesota, the Dakotas, Colorado, etc. is where you can really get into them.

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Originally Posted by slowhand

I like your rod and reel setup. Always wanted a Coleman Crawdad too.

Thanks man! BFS is slowly trickling in to the states as more and more affordable Chinese rods/reels are available on the market. I believe I have seen some folks in here talk about it as well. I Hope the crappie community will start utilizing them more often. Next season i will likely change my Drop shot rod, which is a ML light spinning rod/reel combo to a shallow spool baitcasting reel in hopes off less issues with line twists that causes nasty tangles in spinning reels.

Originally Posted by etexbasser

How far north would I have to go before I could catch a yellow perch?

Well i am from New Jersey, but have caught them in Delaware too...

the USGS does have a map that shows where they have been reported. Very accurate data in my opinion compared to stupid apps like fish brain. but anyhow.. here is a link:
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species

Originally Posted by funfishers

Pretty fish, wish we had them here also.

Per USGS, they are native to your state. To as where to catch them, I am not sure.

Nickajack Lake in southeast TN has a good population of yellow perch. They don’t have the jumbos like they do up north but lots of 10-11 inch fish.

Regards


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