Even though Blas Lara didn’t win the Mayor’s Fishing Derby on Lake Michigan last month, he was still the talk of the tournament. That’s because Lara caught a jumbo yellow perch during the derby, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The yellow perch fishing along the Ohio shoreline used to be at its best in spring and fall along the Lake Erie shoreline. This summer, there’s a Lake Erie Island perch explosion ...

Local angler Andy Fiolka shows off a monster perch he caught at Lake Cascade. Fish like this one are giving the lake a national reputation as a trophy perch fishery. Provided by Andy Fiolka I’ve said ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HAMMOND, Ind. — A new Indiana fishing record ...

A table full of jumbo perch is the ultimate reward for a day of successful ice fishing. / Joe Shead Yellow perch are some of the tastiest freshwater fish that swim. For many, finding and catching ...

A phone call from a fishing buddy helped a Pennsylvania angler realize he shouldn’t filet the trophy fish he'd just caught. Chuck Main, 55, of Beaver County, caught a yellow perch April 7 that rivals ...

Congratulations to Adam Mann of Mosinee, Wisconsin, on landing the latest record yellow perch from Lake Cascade. After being weighed locally on a certified scale and inspected by a Fish and Game ...

Perch fishing offers the finest of simple pleasures. Among freshwater fish, the yellow perch’s sweet, white meat is arguably the best eating, rivaling fresh walleye fillets. These fish are also among ...

Idaho’s Lake Cascade is one of North America’s premier fisheries for big yellow perch like these jumbo specimens caught through the ice. Provided by Jordan Rodriguez In the pale morning light, the ...

Several years ago while crappie fishing at Lake Martin in the early spring I caught a fish that I had never seen before. I was fairly sure it was a yellow perch, but that is a fish they have up north, ...