If it was trout they (DWR) would replant....

[bassrods]

It seems that an 8 to 9 inch perch doesn't impress a number of fishermen...well here's a little biological information on the Yellow Perch.

This is the quote...the lines below wouldn't hold the information:

"The average size of yellow perch ranges from 4 to 10 inches, but a healthy adult may reach 15 inches. The average fish weighs somewhere around a pound."

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Now here is the IFGA alltime records for Yellow Perch...the 1865 record is listed..and so is the Utah State record comparing these two records with all of the other states. Yuba produced the second largest perch record...tying that honor with Rhode Island.


Species
Scientific Name
Line Class
Weight
Catch Place
Angler
Catch Date
Qualifies For
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
01 kg (2 lb)
2 lbs. 9 oz. - 1.18 kgs
Yuba Reservoir Fayette, Utah, USA
Ray Johnson
July 5, 1984
LC
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
02 kg (4 lb)
2 lbs. 11 oz. - 1.23 kgs
Yuba Reservoir Fayette, Utah, USA
Ray Johnson
July 4, 1984
LC
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
03 kg (6 lb)
2 lbs. 11 oz. - 1.22 kgs
South Kingston Rhode Island, USA
Albert Ferris
Sept. 3, 2001
LC
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
04 kg (8 lb)
2 lbs. 5 oz. - 1.05 kgs
Yuba Reservoir Fayette, Utah, USA
Ray Johnson
July 6, 1984
LC
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
06 kg (12 lb)
1 lbs. 15 oz. - 0.87 kgs
Barbers Pond, W. Kingston Rhode Island, USA
Ms. Holly Ferris
Sept. 26, 1986
LC
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
06 kg (12 lb) Tie
2 lbs. 0 oz. - 0.9 kgs
North River, Currituck North Carolina, USA
Roy Cahoon
Feb. 15, 1989
LC
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
10 kg (20 lb)
1 lbs. 1 oz. - 0.49 kgs
Long Lake South Dakota, USA
Ted Ellenbecker
May 30, 1999
SFW
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
10 kg (20 lb)
1 lbs. 0 oz. - 0.45 kgs
Otter Creek, Vermont USA
Capt. Jim Anson
May 16, 2005
SFW
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
All-Tackle
4 lbs. 3 oz. - 1.91 kgs
Bordentown New Jersey, USA
Dr. C. Abbot
May, 1865
AT
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
F-Junior
1 lbs. 4 oz. - 0.56 kgs
Sapphire Lake Ontario, Canada
Ms. Chelsea Pratte
July 20, 2000
JR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
F-Smallfry
1 lbs. 1 oz. - 0.48 kgs
Red Cedar Lake Wisconsin, USA
Ms. Christina Berg
Aug. 11, 1998
JR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
M-Junior
1 lbs. 3 oz. - 0.53 kgs
Sebago Lake Raymond, Maine, USA
Eric Betts
Aug. 11, 2000
JR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
M-Smallfry
1 lbs. 2 oz. - 0.51 kgs
Red Cedar Lake Wisconsin, USA
Steven Berg
July 25, 1999
JR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
M-Smallfry (Tie)
1 lbs. 2 oz. - 0.51 kgs
Red Cedar Lake Wisconsin, USA
Mark Berg
Aug. 11, 1999
JR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 01 kg (2 lb)
1 lbs. 2 oz. - 0.51 kgs
Chickahominy River Virginia, USA
W. Scott Johnston
Feb. 21, 2003
FR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 01 kg (2 lb) Tie
1 lbs. 2 oz. - 0.51 kgs
Brady Lake Pennsylvania, USA
John Boesenberg
Oct. 10, 2003
FR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 02 kg (4 lb)
1 lbs. 5 oz. - 0.61 kgs
Brady Lake Pennsylvania, USA
John Boesenberg
Oct. 6, 2003
FR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 03 kg (6 lb)
1 lbs. 6 oz. - 0.63 kgs
North River, Currituck North Carolina, USA
Thomas Elkins
Feb. 5, 1995
FR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 04 kg (8 lb)
1 lbs. 5 oz. - 0.6 kgs
Blackwater Lake Canada
Geoff Bernardo
June 23, 1997
FR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 06 kg (12 lb)
1 lbs. 4 oz. - 0.56 kgs
Pakwash Lake, Ear Falls Ontario, Canada
Lawrence Hudnall
Oct. 16, 1985
FR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 08 kg (16 lb)
1 lbs. 2 oz. - 0.51 kgs
Dragon Run Virginia, USA
W. Scott Johnston
Feb. 9, 2002
FR
Perch, yellow
Perca flavescens
Tippet 10 kg (20 lb)
1 lbs. 4 oz. - 0.56 kgs
Beaver Pond, Hunts Corners Cortland County, New York, USA
Jeffrey S. Weibly
Apr. 16, 2005
FR

Now if that is a yellow perch hanging on your Dad's wall is a three pounder...that's a new state record and a new IFGA record for Utah. Because the Utah record is only 15 1/8 inches long at 2 pounds and 11 ounces.

If that fish is a Sacramento Perch...it would run a close second to the IFGA worlds record out of Crowly Lake in California.


Species
Scientific Name
Line Class
Weight
Catch Place
Angler
Catch Date
Qualifies For
Perch, Sacramento
Archoplites interruptus
All-Tackle
3 lbs. 3 oz. - 1.44 kgs
Crowley Lake California, USA
Richard Fischer
Sept. 22, 1995
AT

The Utah State record for Sacramento perch is four pounds-five-ounces and 17 inches long.



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[font "Arial"]I would hate to see a nice record like your Dad's not be recognized for the trophy it is. [/font]
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