08-29-2013, 03:26 PM
Matt,
In reference to perch growth rates in Cascade, I caught 3 tagged fish this spring. One had only been released about 2 months prior to harvest, and showed basically no growth or just a fraction of an inch.
For one, I can't find the paperwork that fish and game sent me on the fish, but it was basically tagged at 9 inches 4 years ago and havested this year at 13-13.5 inches.
Here's the 3rd one. It was tagged on May 14, 2009 at 10.14 inches. I caught it on June 10, 2013 and it was ~14-14.5 inches. The open leatherman in the photo is exactly 8 inches, so you can take your best guess on the size from there. All 3 fish would indicate the same thing. A growth rate of about 1 inch, give or take a few tenths, per year.
See attached photos for full proof.
In reference to perch growth rates in Cascade, I caught 3 tagged fish this spring. One had only been released about 2 months prior to harvest, and showed basically no growth or just a fraction of an inch.
For one, I can't find the paperwork that fish and game sent me on the fish, but it was basically tagged at 9 inches 4 years ago and havested this year at 13-13.5 inches.
Here's the 3rd one. It was tagged on May 14, 2009 at 10.14 inches. I caught it on June 10, 2013 and it was ~14-14.5 inches. The open leatherman in the photo is exactly 8 inches, so you can take your best guess on the size from there. All 3 fish would indicate the same thing. A growth rate of about 1 inch, give or take a few tenths, per year.
See attached photos for full proof.