How to Use yellow perch in a Sentence

yellow perch

noun
  • The Portage Lakes have been good for bluegill and some yellow perch.
    cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • This year, the vets landed eight muskies and dozens of bass, walleyes and yellow perch.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2017
  • At the top of the agenda is Lake Erie’s problem fishery, the yellow perch.
    cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Walleye and yellow perch are not the only Lake Erie fish in the spotlight right now.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The fish fry in a light beer batter is pollack, which has that cod sweetness; the perch on the menu is yellow perch.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The sparkling minnows are a favorite of yellow perch, but had been in short supply.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
  • While the yellow perch numbers are still low, a rapid growth rate of the perch stocks have been a cause for optimism.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Some of my best days have been on the ice, catching huge yellow perch in 20 feet of water or a trio of legal walleyes for the pan.
    Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Black crappie, yellow perch, bluegill, and common carp all live in Prospect Park Lake, the last lake in Brooklyn.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • Panfish, from rock bass to bluegills and yellow perch, won’t hesitate to eat one.
    Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Whitefish was the most caught species, followed by yellow perch and walleye.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2018
  • The bottom-hugging schools of yellow perch have returned to Western Lake Erie, and so have the packs of perch boats anchored around the hot spots.
    cleveland, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The yellow perch have been schooling to feed in 20 to 25 feet of water, and often shallower.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2021
  • There is a premium for yellow perch and rainbow trout rather than tilapia.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The area serves as a spawning ground for lake sturgeon, walleye, yellow perch and northern pike.
    Shantal Riley, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The yellow perch can grow up to 3 pounds but is usually less than a pound, wildlife officials said.
    Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Smallmouths are going strong from one end of the lake to the other as well, while yellow perch also are thriving.
    Steve Quinn, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2020
  • And so has their success at catching steelhead trout and yellow perch.
    cleveland.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Rock bass, yellow perch, walleye and steelhead trout are being caught in the harbors.
    cleveland, 14 May 2020
  • Under the water are largemouth bass, as well as sunfish, rock bass and yellow perch.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • Their abundance and willingness to bite make yellow perch ideal fish for kids to catch.
    Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • So, in time, this Colorado boy learned about his first walleye and coho, yellow perch and whitefish.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The walleye hatches in the western and central basins of Lake Erie were above average this year, as was the hatch for yellow perch in the western basin.
    cleveland, 16 Dec. 2022
  • From walleyes to muskies to lake whitefish to yellow perch and from open water to hard, few anglers know the Green Bay fishery as well as Tokarski.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Anglers can catch crappies, bluegill, yellow perch and largemouth bass from those lakes.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Both West Harbor and East Harbor are noted for bass, panfish and yellow perch.
    cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Fish include white perch, yellow perch, sheepshead, walleye and gizzard mud.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Southwest winds are forecast for the weekend, which should settle down the big waters, but the walleye and yellow perch fishing have been slow.
    D'arcy Eagan, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • In terms of forage, lake trout eat cicso, whitefish, and yellow perch.
    Andrew Pegman, Field & Stream, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Hopping them along the bottom can draw attention from species like smallmouth and carp, and if tied with darks like purple and black, the fly can also imitate a leech for walleye or yellow perch.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024

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