Good point, to save others the time converting - Yellow perch spawn in early spring from mid-April to early May at water temperatures between 6 and 12 °C, so in Fahrenheit that would be between 43 and 54 °F.
Looks very much alike the european perch. But ours grow bigger. A friend caught a 5lbs while icefishing and they can even get bigger. On the other side, we have a lot less gamespecies than you. Nor crappies, no sunfish and only northern pike. But our catfishes grew up to 200lbs and more. ;)
The native perch in the Niobrara RIver in northern Nebraska are entirely silvery gray. The first time I caught one it took me awhile to convince myself that's what it was. I suspect this coloration is an adaptation to the river environment, very clear water but without any submergent vegetation. In those conditions the silvery color is actually more cryptic.
Indeed, adaptation to their environment is key and likely the reason, but it sure will catch you off guard when you first pull one out of the water with such a different colouration.
Do American yellow perch always have 7 stripes? thats sick. Ours are all different, some even have no stripes at all. Fins are always red/orange and dorsal spines transparent with one black.
Not too sure about American perch, they likely vary across the US, here in Ontario, Canada 7 stripes is usually the standard. Your Insta photos sure show some beautiful perch! Quite the angler.
This replica is made from the current Ontario Record Yellow Perch weighing 2.52 lbs. It is much larger than the average Yellow Perch caught in Ontario.
Spawning temp was very helpful once I converted it to Fahrenheit
Good point, to save others the time converting - Yellow perch spawn in early spring from mid-April to early May at water temperatures between 6 and 12 °C, so in Fahrenheit that would be between 43 and 54 °F.
@@FishAlongOFAH only thing I wish I did different now is artificially inseminate them so I could have had a few survive
this is exactly what I wanted to talk about, thank you RUclips recommendation!
Glad it was helpful!
Looks very much alike the european perch. But ours grow bigger. A friend caught a 5lbs while icefishing and they can even get bigger. On the other side, we have a lot less gamespecies than you. Nor crappies, no sunfish and only northern pike. But our catfishes grew up to 200lbs and more. ;)
As a panfish angler - I miss the yellow perch in our area of New England --- really hurt by stocked Bass.
I just caught one over 12 inch's got pictures. Not sure how much it weighs. Let it go back.
Would have been a great photo, next time!
The native perch in the Niobrara RIver in northern Nebraska are entirely silvery gray. The first time I caught one it took me awhile to convince myself that's what it was. I suspect this coloration is an adaptation to the river environment, very clear water but without any submergent vegetation. In those conditions the silvery color is actually more cryptic.
Indeed, adaptation to their environment is key and likely the reason, but it sure will catch you off guard when you first pull one out of the water with such a different colouration.
Great lakes
Now I'm hungry!
Do American yellow perch always have 7 stripes? thats sick. Ours are all different, some even have no stripes at all. Fins are always red/orange and dorsal spines transparent with one black.
Not too sure about American perch, they likely vary across the US, here in Ontario, Canada 7 stripes is usually the standard. Your Insta photos sure show some beautiful perch! Quite the angler.
@@FishAlongOFAH no such thing as American and Canadian perch its the same fish
that replica of that perch is horrible 😂😂😂
This replica is made from the current Ontario Record Yellow Perch weighing 2.52 lbs. It is much larger than the average Yellow Perch caught in Ontario.
lol you dont know what you are talking about
He's just a chunky boy. Don't shame.