Fish Id: A Guide To East Coast Fishes

Yellow Perch (panfish family) Perca flavescens

Also called striped, coon and jack perch. Coloration yellow with brown bands. More elongated in body shape than the white perch, with humped back. Size 1-4lbs. Freshwater fish, streams, ponds and lakes. Caught on small minnows, crayfish lures, flies, etc. This fishes original range has also spread across the USA, just as the large mouth bass. They travel in large schools, the young fish keeping to the weeded areas.

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