YELLOW PERCH FACTS
- WHILE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE WALLEYE,
YELLOW PERCH ARE ONLY DISTANTLY RELATED TO THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED
WHITE PERCH.
- ADULT LAKE ERIE YELLOW PERCH OFTEN
WEIGH OVER A POUND. iN OTHER AREAS THEY MAY ONLY REACH A FEW
OUNCES.
- CLEAR WATER, ROOTED VEGETATION
AND A BOTTOM OF SAND, GRAVEL OR ORGANIC MATTER ARE NEEDED FOR
SUCCESSFUL YELLOW PERCH REPRODUCTION.
- YELLOW PERCH FEED ON A VARIETY OF LIVE
FOODS, INCLUDING MINNOWS, INSECTS AND CRAYFISH.
- A SPAWNING YELLOW PERCH MAY SCATTER AS
MANY AS 60,000 EGGS. IN LAKE ERIE THE AVERAGE IS 40,000 EGGS.
- FISHING TIP: MINNOWS FISHED ON
"SPREADERS" FROM SHORE OR BOATS PRODUCE THE BEST CATCHES OF YELLOW
PERCH.
