Fishing For

American yellow perch

4.0
(571)
8.5K Catches
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Average Length
7.5 in
Maximum Length
1.6 ft
Maximum Weight
4.2 lbs
Depth Range
0.0 - 183.7 ft
Temperature Range
32.0 - 85.5 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch American yellow perch

5.0
(1)
Cassadaga Lakes
Chautauqua County, New York
195 Catches
4.0
(29)
Lake Simcoe
York, Ontario
126 Catches
4.0
(72)
St. Lawrence River
45.853254, -73.282875
106 Catches
4.0
(10)
Cook's Bay
Ontario
98 Catches
4.0
(20)
Lake Nipissing
Nipissing, Ontario
91 Catches
1.0
(1)
Tabor Lake
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
89 Catches
4.0
(57)
Lake Michigan
Mason County, Michigan
77 Catches
4.0
(3)
Sylvan Lake
Division No. 8, Alberta
72 Catches

Top Baits For Catching American yellow perch

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(997)
746 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
4.0
(1067)
729 Catches
Lures by Berkley Gulp! Berkley Saltwater Gulp! Swimming Mullet Chartreuse - 3" - 11 Pack
4.0
(10)
194 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms
4.0
(271)
151 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Fathead Minnow
4.0
(53)
99 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Minnows
4.0
(89)
90 Catches
Lures by ACME Tackle Company Pro-Grade Tungsten Jig 4 mm - Bumble Green
No Rating (0)
51 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner
4.0
(138)
51 Catches

Recently Caught American yellow perch

Kurtis Long

4 hours ago
 • 
Niagara, Ontario

American yellow perch
1
4 likes

Toby Sulkes

8 hours ago
 • 
Erie County, Ohio

American yellow perch
7 likes
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Mike Snell

5 hours ago
 • 
Division No. 1, Alberta

American yellow perch
3 likes • 1 comment

Toby Sulkes

8 hours ago
 • 
Erie County, Ohio

American yellow perch
8 likes

Brandon Laforge

21 hours ago
 • 
Durham, Ontario

Caught lots of perch today! Decided to keep the 3 largest I caught out of them all and tossed a few small ones back! 😋 First time catching and keeping 🎣

American yellow perch
2
7 likes • 2 comments

Knox Whitman

1 day ago
 • 
Klamath County, Oregon

Another one!!😃

American yellow perch
2
4 likes

Knox Whitman

1 day ago
 • 
Klamath County, Oregon

American yellow perch
6 likes • 1 comment

Brandon Laforge

1 day ago
 • 
Durham, Ontario

Story time: Last night, I caught this monster of a perch new PB for this species and looks bigger in person.. As I walked off the ledge to unhook it, I accidentally kicked my phone in the water and could not find it.. Came back this morning to look for it (I had to go diving for it in the nasty water lol) and ended up luckily finding it 😂 Great way to start my Wednesday morning at 9am fishing for my phone and not actual fish!!

American yellow perch
2
11 likes • 6 comments
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