A yellow perch in the lab. Friday fish fries are a longstanding Wisconsin tradition, especially during Lent. For years, yellow perch was a fish fry staple and could be harvested right out of the Great ...

BROWN ISN’T WORKING TODAY. Neither is white. Even orange on a green jighead isn’t getting bit. It’s a chilly sunny April day, and I’m out with Paula and Gordon in a Fletcher’s rowboat, bouncing tandem ...

Lake Erie, long promoted rather immodestly as the walleye capital of the world, draws anglers not unlike a singular watering hole pulls in thirsty wanderers from a parched savannah. Not everyone who ...

Blas Lara with the new state-record yellow perch; Lara's perch along with some other panfish he caught that day. Photographs courtesy Indiana Department of Natural Resources ; Hammond Marina Even ...

LANSING — The good multispecies fishing on the Upper Mississippi River has gotten even better with the recent population explosion of yellow perch. “It’s becoming a destination for perch anglers,” ...

Learn how to use seasonal patterns, top baits, and sonar techniques to consistently catch New England’s elusive white perch. Once you know the seasonal patterns, top lures, and tips for targeting ...

A Pennsylvania teenager recently scored a lifetime achievement after reeling in a fish that broke his state's record, officials say. Mohnton resident Christopher Barrett, 19, caught an unusually large ...

When it comes to fishing sag-bellied jumbo perch through the ice, it’s best to have a bunch of different artificial and live bait on hand. Notorious for how finicky they can be, jumbo perch can easily ...

Thomas Dembeck Jr. of Hydes, Maryland landed a 2.3-pound, 16-inch yellow perch on February 7 while fishing the lower Susquehanna River. He was deep jigging in 50 feet of water, using a double-jig rig ...

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