Yellow perch question

[Smo]

Theses were caught on Devils lake… He said he threw 15 more back!

Thanks for posting the link, I do plan on a road trip back up that way one of these days..

 

[Union Co. Boy]

Have caught them in the river below Melton Hill dam. And they are delicious!!!!

 

[Jmed]

I know its a long way but Parksville and the Ocoee river reservoirs are full of them.

 

[dpmiller613]

I'm from the Northeast, way Upstate NY. Up until a few years ago I had a house on Lake Champlain in VT. You've never lived until you've caught a 5 gallon pail or two of Yellow Perch, filleted them and fried them. They are one of the absolute best fish around for flavor. I fished them year round and caught the biggest and best ones ice fishing in February-March when they were migrating to their spawn beds. If you ever have the chance to influence Tennessee into developing the fishery for them, take it. They do well in both warm and cold water and are a very hardy fish.

 

[bluball]

4-5yrs ago ibwas putting my boat in at harmons creek on kylake.2 younng boys in a 14 ft flat bottom showed me a cooler with probally 20 in it.They said they wentbway back in the creek to catch them,believe it was july when i saw them.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

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I'm guilty as well…. But he did ask…

Now I've gotta send of and get me one of them TWERP certificates…
Sorry Ruger…

#thatsnotayellowperch That's some sort of log perch or something.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

I'm from the Northeast, way Upstate NY. Up until a few years ago I had a house on Lake Champlain in VT. You've never lived until you've caught a 5 gallon pail or two of Yellow Perch, filleted them and fried them. They are one of the absolute best fish around for flavor. I fished them year round and caught the biggest and best ones ice fishing in February-March when they were migrating to their spawn beds. If you ever have the chance to influence Tennessee into developing the fishery for them, take it. They do well in both warm and cold water and are a very hardy fish.

Tennessee has tons of them, just not on the op's side of the state.

 

[WTM]

4-5yrs ago ibwas putting my boat in at harmons creek on kylake.2 younng boys in a 14 ft flat bottom showed me a cooler with probally 20 in it.They said they wentbway back in the creek to catch them,believe it was july when i saw them.

there are none in KY lake, especially way back in the creeks. sauger either.

 

[brassmagnet]

Me and Urban Hunter got into a mess of them on Bledsoe Creek, off of Old Hickory Lake. We literally got tired of catching them. They did eat good though. I need to go get tired of catching again....

 

[Safari Hunt]

I cuaght a yellow perch out of Richland Creek in Dayton, in front of Jacob Meyer's restaurant. Yes, it was a surprise!

 

[Wiley]

I usually catch a few on Guntersville when brim fishing. It's about 50/50 on big enough to keep and fillet.

 

[Crosshairy]

I've been told Herb Parsons is full of them, but I can't verify. Are they really good to eat?

Herb Parsons has yellow bass in it (the smaller cousin to white bass & stripers).

There aren't any yellow perch - the water is too warm.

 

[Spurhunter]

Herb Parsons has yellow bass in it (the smaller cousin to white bass & stripers).

There aren't any yellow perch - the water is too warm.

Thank you for the correction. I had the two fish confused. Actually I thought they were all the same.

 

[Cherokee]

If you're ever on this side of the state and want to go, give me a shout. I'll take you to yellow perch honey hole. Very easy to catch 100+ eating size in a short amount of time. I need to get new tires on my jon boat trailer and I plan on hitting it in October myself.

I'm betting it's the same place I'm thinking of. I'm glad access is limited.

 

[WTM]

Thank you for the correction. I had the two fish confused. Actually I thought they were all the same.

yellow bass are very good eaters too. taste a lot like bluegill toward the side of crappie. mix some in crappie filets and most cant tell the difference.

i will warn you, they come out of the water pissed off and will hurt you with those razor sharp gill plates.

 

[Spurhunter]

I will warn you, they come out of the water pissed off and will hurt you with those razor sharp gill plates.

Very similar to their white bass cousins then!

 

[WTM]

Very similar to their white bass cousins then!

lol worse. they seem to know when you are going to grab them. they instantly flare those gills and dorsal fins. i always try to grab em under the belly but usually end up getting stabbed anyway.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Affirmative on the gill plates! If you go to a place where you are likely to catch a bunch, it's not a bad idea to wear gloves or my trick is to put therapy tape on my fish grabbing fingers. They'll slice you open. I hate catching yellow bass for the same reason.

 

[RUGER]

Never knew they had gill plates like yellow bass.
Learn something new every day.

 

[Chiflyguy]

The gill plates on a walleye are like razor blades