Perch?

[Wylie]

Are these perch ? Or the elusive lake Wylie white bass that is rare? I need help


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[Wylie]

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[gabowman]

Perch

[Fisholishous]

Look like purple lip perch to me. One may be hybridized...

[Countryboy N.C.]

Perch, the white bass are gone!

[Countryboy N.C.]

But I need about 40 of them perch...alive!

[Wylie]

Thanks to all. Never really caught any big ones. These were nearly 12" is that good??


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[Fisholishous]

Perch eat well. Just watch their gill plates. Sharp as razors.

[Fisher-o-Men]

Thanks to all. Never really caught any big ones. These were nearly 12" is that good??


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12" is very good. That's approaching about as big as we get them around here. For Russell and Clarks Hill, my best ones have weighed around 1.5 lbs, and you often catch a bunch of smaller ones for every one that size.

Complete agreement on the gill plates. When I show kids a white perch's weapons, I squeeze their stomach (the fish, not the kid's...lol) to cause the needle sharp dorsal spines to rise up. But then I show them that the fish's best defense is the cheek gill plates. Amazingly sharp. It's worth wrapping an old rag around them to unhook them if you're in a bunch.

Lastly, the bottom fish with the faint lines could almost pass for a white bass. Perch typically have only the lateral line with out stripes. Interesting.

[Wylie]

Thanks for such a thorough response. My dad and I wore out the white bass at Greenwood 3 years ago . I wish there were a stable population around the Lake Wylie area


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