Thomas Dembeck Jr. of Hydes, Maryland landed a 2.3-pound, 16-inch yellow perch on February 7 while fishing the lower Susquehanna River. He was deep jigging in 50 feet of water, using a double-jig rig ...

Every angler out there has a special place in their heart for a certain species, and if you grew up in the Northeast or Midwest, it’s likely to be the yellow perch. These hardy little fish are ...

Lake Barkley is famous for many things, including outstanding bass and crappie fishing. But Lynn Bumgardner, a visiting angler from Tennessee, may have added a new page to the lake’s reputation by ...

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 ...

Lake Gogebic is one of the top places in the country for giant yellow perch, which are known locally as "teeter pigs." | Joe Shead Upper Michigan's Lake Gogebic is one of the best spots in the country ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Editor's note: the above video first aired in July 2023. A Tennessee fisherman recently left Kentucky with a new state record. Lynn Bumgardner, of Oliver Springs, Tenn., went fishing ...

Pictured are the winning anglers in the “King of Spring” yellow perch contest at Cayuga Lake. From left to right are Craig Sleeman, Fischer Sleeman and Ethan Sleeman. The family fishing team took home ...

An observation not intended to cause controversy has garnered some passionate responses. Last Sunday's outdoors column shared that daily catch limits for yellow perch and walleye would remain the same ...

THIS is the time of year yellow perch become the primary focus of my ice fishing pursuits. Part of this is simple logistics. Southern Coos County doesn’t have many local options to choose from. Doug ...

I planned this bucket list Lake Gogebic perch trip for months—late ice, giant “teeter pigs”, and stable weather. By the time we drilled our first hole, the snowmobile wouldn’t start, the fish wouldn’t ...