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Photo by Bill Houghton

Anglers' Catches

Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens

Yellow Perch
Another tasty yellow perch taken by Jon Hornsby.


A nice yellow perch from Yates Lake.

Ernest Pattillo with an Alabama yellow perch
Winter is the best time to catch yellow perch in Alabama.  Larger yellow perch eat small fish; all yellow perch eat aquatic insects.

yellow perch from Lake Martin using a minnow
Yellow perch love minnows. This yellow perch was taken from Lake Martin in February 2008 by the Champions.

Yellow Perch caught in Alabama
Colored pectoral fins, pelvic fins, and anal fin are characteristic of yellow perch.

 

 


Yellow Perch Picture by angler Jon Hornsby from Thurlow.

Yellow Perch
Yellow Perch caught from Eight Mile Creek, Mobile County, in July of 2006 by Mr. Troy Willis.

Zeke holding a yellow perch on Thurlow
January 3, 2007, Zeke Worst holding a yellow perch caught in Graveyard Creek, Thurlow Reservoir.

 

Ernest Pattillo with a yellow perch on Yates
In 2004, Ernest Pattillo caught this yellow perch on Yates Reservoir.

Yellow Perch from Lake Thurlow