Jul 8, 2021 · These are not to be confused with yellow perch, although any advice on either kind of perch is of interest to me. I understand that white perch are locally abundant in the Savannah River reservoirs. That takes in a lot of water so I'd like to narrow it down to the best areas/access points/depths/structure types for success at this time of year.

Mar 20, 2005 · Yellow perch We used to catch some yellow perch at Clark Hill while fishing for crappie with minnows over tree tops and sunken brush piles. I agree they are somewhat boney but we would keep the ones big enough to eat. They fry …

Aug 11, 2013 · Yellow Perch often go unnoticed in Georgia. This fishery thrives in most of the North Georgia Lakes. These fish are healthy and have learned to thrive off of the Blue-Back Herring population that the Mountain Lakes boast. During the late summer months Yellow Perch group up in the grass and brush around the shorelines.

Jan 9, 2025 · I have caught about as many walleye as i have yellow perch over the years. Which is not many. I caught them by accident. There is a pretty good hybrid/striper run in the spring and a lesser one in the fall. If you are determined to fish for perch I would use small minnows or crappie jigs in the dipper holes on the river.

Jan 9, 2022 · OP, if you can get dialed in on 'em, Clarks Hill has got very good numbers of yellow perch, and the best places to catch them are accessible by canoe or kayak. A week or 2 after the crappie really get going you can cruise along parallel to shoreline in 8-12 feet of water pulling small jigs till you find one.

Jan 7, 2023 · White Perch My brother moved to Ms about 25 years ago. We started visiting & was first introduced to white perch. Delicious! I grew up eating salt & fresh water fish. White perch are some of the best.

Oct 17, 2011 · Lanier, Stone Mountain, Black Shoals (big yellow perch), Varner, Lake Russell and the Hooch all have populations of yellow perch. I would say every lake in GA has yellow perch. Very good eating fish. If you are going to eat fish perch and crappie are the way to …

May 5, 2017 · All mountain lakes have yellow perch. In the summer fish the mouth of feeder creeks, especially on the flats. When I'm up in the high gap, I hear ole Tom break the silence in the next holler, I always ask myself, what would Cliff do.

Nov 4, 2023 · The duo spent a beautiful fall day targeting yellow perch at Lake Burton, which proved very productive as both anglers landed fish worthy of an angler award. Live worms or minnows fished on the bottom, or small jigs are good bets for catching yellow perch.

Jan 7, 2023 · I don’t like cornbread. All you oddball Specs and Perches just remember Crappie is their real name and the others are just regional nicknames.