Been catching a few of these the last couple of years. I was told by a wildlife official that they are good eating. Only problem with that is the ones I caught wernt much bigger than the minnows I. was using. Do they or can they attain any size?
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Re: Yellow Perch
I've caught them below Guntersvile dam that we around 8" never caught enough though to make a meal only on them though. Always caught one or 2 when we would go sauger fishing.
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Re: Yellow Perch
Guntersville is the only place around here that I've caught them that I remember. I don't think I've caught more than 3 or 4 in a trip and they usually don't have much size. Maybe 6 inches or a little bigger for the biggest ones I've caught.
Re: Yellow Perch
Caught 15 Thursday, water was 41 degrees. Been waiting for a little warmer water. Gonna be waiting a little longer.
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Re: Yellow Perch
What temperature do you prefer to fish them in?hook74 wrote:Caught 15 Thursday, water was 41 degrees. Been waiting for a little warmer water. Gonna be waiting a little longer.
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Re: Yellow Perch
They seem to get active around 43-44 degrees. By that I mean slowly moving baits, the other day I could only get bit by being dead still. I think I read somewhere that they go into pre-spawn around 46.
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Re: Yellow Perch
I'm hoping to get after them this year.
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Re: Yellow Perch
Going after them tomorrow, water is STILL 41 degrees. I bought the smallest minnows they had, but still too big. Better than no bait at all, maybe a crappie or largemouth for a bonus.
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Good luck! Post up some pics if you get any. I got my kayak out the other day and started getting it ready. I'm looking forward to trying some fishing out of it this year.hook74 wrote:Going after them tomorrow, water is STILL 41 degrees. I bought the smallest minnows they had, but still too big. Better than no bait at all, maybe a crappie or largemouth for a bonus.
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Re: Yellow Perch
Caught nine today, ain't got warm yet.
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Ain't nothing wrong with that! 9 is enough to make the grease pop. Lol!
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