Here in south central PA, especially Lake Marburg, the white perch have become the most abundant fish in the lake.

There are signs all over the lake that say to please keep all white perch that you catch. In the summer, the schools of white perch chase minnows on top. Thousands of them! Super fun to catch with a 3 wt flyrod and a small white streamer. Schools in deep water of millions (about 10' thick and 50 yards wide by 100 yards long!!

Everywhere I go in that lake, trying for crappie or gills, I always catch a bunch of white perch. On the bright side ..... the white perch are great fighters and attack a fly or lure with gusto, and the fillets are a wonderful tasty white firm flakey flesh.

For me ....... I don't mind the white perch at all! I'm kinda glad they populate so fast, it's more fish for me to catch?