Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens
Also called perch
Yellow Perch are a popular freshwater gamefish known for their distinctive yellow coloration with dark vertical bars and excellent table fare. They are members of the perch family and are prized by anglers for their aggressive feeding behavior and delicious white meat.
Yellow Perch at a glance
- Scientific name
- Perca flavescens
- Typical size
- 6-12 inches, 0.5-2 lbs
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Common
Habitat
Yellow Perch inhabit lakes, ponds, slow-moving rivers, and reservoirs throughout much of North America. They prefer cooler waters and are often found near structure like fallen trees, weed beds, and rocky areas. Anglers typically target them with small jigs, live minnows, worms, and small spoons in depths ranging from shallow to moderate depths.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a yellow perch through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for yellow perch
The lure classes that produce for yellow perch, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Yellow Perch questions people ask
Yellow Perch is Perca flavescens. Anglers also call it perch.
A typical yellow perch runs 6-12 inches, 0.5-2 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every yellow perch you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Yellow Perch inhabit lakes, ponds, slow-moving rivers, and reservoirs throughout much of North America. They prefer cooler waters and are often found near structure like fallen trees, weed beds, and rocky areas. Anglers typically target them with small jigs, live minnows, worms, and small spoons in depths ranging from shallow to moderate depths. It is a fresh water species, filed under freshwater in the Fishdex.
Spoons, jigheads, grubs and curl-tails and blade baits all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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