White perch

[greenlantern]

Yeah, I knew white perch aren't perch. They are related to the true bass as posted earlier. That's how we got them, they were accidently stocked with White bass and Hybrid fingerlings. They are anadromous on the east coast, that's why I worded my query the way I did, and thank you for the answers. I used to catch yellow perch as a kid in Ohio, and they are yummy.

[greenlantern]

Hickory Shad, Yup, that's a white perch alright. They breed like minks and eat every thing in sight. KDWP has raised the length limit on large predetors like walleye and striper/wipers and reduced the bag. It seems to be working, there aren't as many as before, but they still manage to spawn. Maybe that will give the big boys something to eat.

[drolfson]

greenlantern,

They seem to like pretty much the same things that bluegill, green sunfish, and red ears like to eat. Good luck catching as many as you can, just don't C&R them, unless it is onto a big circle hook under a bobber for a cat to eat. (Can I say that here?)

[Fishingfiend]

Thank you for the picture. I recognize them now, from Indiana. We don't have those in Florida, as far as I know. I remember catching those with my Dad in Monticello below the Lake Shafer dam in the Tippecanoe River.

[ol' blue]

They just gave up at Kingman to them. KDWP announced that they are going to drain and poison the entire lake to get rid of them. I was out there earlier in the year, and it was absolutely full of carp and white perch.

[quivira kid]

Small Kastmaster loaded with waxies.......

[Gigmaster]

As shown in the picture, White Perch are actually members of the same family as Stripers, White Bass, and Yellow Bass. White Perch look like a White Bass...without the stripes.

Yep! And the same fly patterns that work on White (Sand) and Yellow Bass will work on these critters.