Hey Craig, are there any waters here in the state that would support yellow perch?
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Hey Craig, are there any waters here in the state that would support yellow perch?
I'm not the biologist, but we got 'em at lake Wabaunsee. In pretty good numbers too. We always catch a few every Spring while crappie fishing, but I watched the neighbors catch a zillion of them while fishing for bluegills and green sunfish last summer. I never would have guessed there were that many if I hadn't seen it.
quivira kid,Quote:
Originally Posted by quivira kid
Yes, there are many waters that would support yellow perch in Kansas and as Fish Taxi mentioned, there are lakes in the state that currently have yellow perch populations present. Two others that I know of are Gardner City Lake in Johnson County and Council Grove City Lake. The two lakes I mention have rather low density populations but occasionally anglers hook in to a nice sized yellow perch. These populations exist due to stockings from the old Federal hatcheries that used to be in operation many years ago in Kansas. The populations are now obviously self-sustaining as the species persists without supplemental stocking.
Thanks for the response! Guess I've got some research to do. I'm thinkin' about a road trip next ice season...
Quivira Kid,Quote:
Originally Posted by quivira kid
Here's a picture of a yellow perch I sampled this year at Council Grove City Lake. We saw quite a few while sampling for black bass but most were small.
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Is there a reason the state does not stock more yellow perch in ne kansas lakes?
put them right up with the eyes for eatin
Thank you for posting again on this Craig. I remembered seeing this picture the other night and wondered where you had found it at. I too would like to see more of these stocked. I'm assume funding would be the issue as to why these are no longer stocked?
Pretty sure Lake Shawnee had some in it a few years ago, not sure about now.
That is one sickly looking perch...
You're right, Dan. I remember seeing someone catch one off of the dock near the main boat ramp at Lake Shawnee about 12 years ago. I fish that lake quite a bit, but that was the only yellow perch I've seen out of there.
90% of the ones I saw caught last year were about half the size of the one in the pic. Not even enough for a fish stick! I know the little ones were hanging out in the shallow weeds last summer. Where do the big ones live in the summer?
Sand, my son and his buddy catch quite a few of them in the coves during the summer, his buddy's dad calls them rock bass(wrong family). When I used to fish there alot we would catch them on the old brush in the camping coves. I need to start fishing over there more often!
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Originally Posted by SCOTTY1094
Scotty and CaptainT,Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainT16
There are a number of reasons why yellow perch are not more widely stocked in Kansas public fishing waters. First off, we are on the extreme southern edge of the range of yellow perch and the established populations of these fish have never amounted to much of anything. Although they can persist over time, the populations in these lakes that currently hold yellow perch don't offer a quality fishing experience to anglers as most individuals are small in size and density is low. A yellow perch stocking program would place unneeded competition on more popular fish species such as crappie in Kansas impoundments and there is the potential for negative impacts to the more popular species. I've never heard funding as a reason why to not stock yellow perch more widely in Kansas as it is usually 'biological reasons' that tip the scale in favor of not stocking. Historical stockings produced less than stellar results and interest in additional stockings dropped off.
If you are looking for a quality yellow perch trip, you'll be best heading north!
Cool pic, Craig! I'm thinking I may just need to see if I can sweet talk Andy into getting me into some up his way.
I go to wisconsin and fish lake michigan and inland lakes. We catch alot of nice size perch they are as much fun as crappie.
Craig,
There are yellow perch in Alabama. A friend of mine is a retired Alabama DNR biologist and he regularly catches them in Thurlow (not far from Montgomery). Also, check out this link:
Yellow Perch in Alabama
Pete
BTW, Thurlow (that I mentioned above) is downstream of Lake Martin - the lake that is mentioned on the site above. I used to fish Thurlow when I was a grad student at Auburn. There are some HUGE shellcracker there.
Pete