Sun Perch/ Bluegill

yellow perch are related to walleye and we used to catch alot of them in western new york as a kid, really good eating and also fight pretty good as well.
I've never heard of or seen any here in Oklahoma.

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eating sun perch

I caught 30 sun perch yesterday at our local country club lake in Franklin, Texas. they are hard to clean for people who have not cleaned fish in over 50 years, but it was well worth the time and effort. they were some of the best eating, (except for catfish). every time I cast my line i got a strike. Attachment 132457. I was actually fishing for catfish with night crawlers when I caught these guys. I threw many back before my son stopped me and promised to do the cleaning. we ended up with 17 for the table last night.Attachment 132458according to Merriam-Webster and Wikipedia, sun perch and bluegill are one and the same.

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Originally Posted by Stingrayg4

Reading through the threads on this forum, I see that the focus is primarily on White Perch & Yellow Perch. I don't believe that we have either in Oklahoma (though I could be wrong).

The fish that is generally called a "perch" around here is the Sun Perch, which I've also heard called a Bluegill.

http://www.fisheries.org/idaho/images/bluegillsm.jpg

Anyone else here fish for these guys? In my experience, they're biting even when nothing else is. They'll bit on jigs, minnows, worms or pretty much anything you throw at them that they can get into their small mouths. They're a lot of fun to catch because the fight is disproportionate to their small size. Generally they're only a pound or less, but I've gotten into some bigger ones from time to time. I've been told that they're pretty good eating as well, but I've never bothered to find out for myself, seems more trouble than it's worth to fillet the little guys. They're a catch & release fish as far as I'm concerned, but they can sure make your day when you get into a bunch of them when nothing else is biting.

-S

Love a good mess of bream. But I really like catching crappie.

White perch look like a white bass and are in Oklahoma. Yellow perch are not found in Okla