When i first caught a white perch in clark hill years ago, i was mystified. Here was a fish that looked a white bass but was not. The pee dee river may have been as far south as their range but they are in russel and the hill. Have ate them and they are quite tasty. Usually catch them in open water or in the spring up at the mouth of broad river. Rumor has it that they were transplanted as a substitute for other fish by the various game departments. They have multiplied rapidly.