Lake Erie Yellow Perch Record
Surveys of the yellow perch population were surprisingly good despite the lack of perch fishing success by fishermen around the western basin this year.
Lake erie yellow perch record. It measured 15 15 16 inches and weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces. Brian clark of edinboro in erie county was fishing in about 20 feet of water in presque isle bay at 11 30 a m. Each year in august wildlife agencies from ohio ontario and michigan sample the western basin of lake erie in search of young of the year walleye and yellow perch. And is sometimes considered a subspecies of its.
March 19 2019 bait. Brain clark of edinboro with the new pennsylvania state record yellow perch. Pennsylvania has a new state record yellow perch and surprise surprise it came from lake erie. Crystal beach lake erie ontario yellow perch caught may 27 2018.
Yellow perch hatch also very good. According to the most recent lake erie yellow perch task group s research yellow perch were virtually nonexistent in central basin walleye stomachs walleye are eating mostly gizzard shad in the central basin at up to 72 percent of their diets with smelt at 7 percent emerald shiners at just 5 percent and all other fish combined including. Biologists from the division of wildlife survey nearly 40 locations between toledo and huron. Perch are there but harder to catch.
Lake erie fishing fishing forecast. 2017 strong walleye numbers excellent fishing 2017. 2014 walleye hatch was well above average. The previous record.
On march 30 when he hooked the record fish. Followed in 2015 with a walleye hatch that is right there with 2003 which was the biggest walleye hatch on record for lake erie. Pennsylvania fish and boat commission a yellow perch caught in lake erie s presque isle bay has been. It is closely related and morphologically similar to the european perch perca fluviatilis.