The Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s binational Lake Erie Committee (LEC), composed of fishery managers from Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania recently set total allowable catches (TACs) for 2024 of 12.858 million walleye and 6.554 million pounds of yellow … Continued
Results from Lake Erie trawl surveys revealed that walleye hatches were exceptional and yellow perch hatches were below average in 2023, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Walleye fishing in Lake Erie is expected … Continued
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) recently announced that the 2016 creel limit for Lake Erie yellow perch will remain at 30 per day and the creel limit for walleye will stay at six per day. At its March … Continued
In March, Wesley Cummings set a Mississippi state record for yellow perch while fishing in Mill Creek at Pickwick Lake. The fish was positively identified by Tyler Stubbs, a fisheries biologist with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks … Continued
Productive lures for yellow perch include panfish jigs, curly tailed grubs, small slug baits, metal jigs, inline spinners, and others. Some lures that are effective for catching perch during warm weather can also be used for ice-fishing. Panfish Jigs Panfish … Continued