Little windier and they ran smaller.

[Johnsfolly]

34 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Pretty typical of northeast yeller perch.  You can catch those things by the bucket load in many Massachusetts ponds and lakes, but it is very tough to find them over 12". 

This is a pretty typical size. In graduate school as part of our lake research we were able to fish a private lake that does not allow fishing. We were catching perch up to 17" in length (I have actual photos, but not digital photos ). They fought like smallmouth bass. It was awesome, but I got to weigh, measure, and pump the gut contents of each fish that we caught as part of our research. My betterhalf got a lot more enjoyment catching these fish than I did since as soon as I was done processing one fish she had another for me .

[moguy1973]

We used to catch a bunch of yellow perch in Michigan every summer when we went up there.  Great eating fish.

[JohnP]

6 hours ago, duckydoty said:

I’ve been in the penalty box for a couple weeks now with a cracked block on the tracker jet. In the process of converting the duck machine into a hybrid one man crappie/walleye/duck rig. This is gonna be interesting....

Thanks for the report.  You’re keeping me on a mission!

 Your welcome.  Finally seen a couple flocks of gaddies so it could finally be starting for us BS duckers ;). 

Sorry to hear about the boat, was hoping it was going to be a quick fix for you have back on the water, maybe I should of kidnapped you and forced you to show me how to fish for Walters ;).

[JohnP]

6 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Now you are just encouraging him ! I'll take a minute to congratulate you on your decent day of fishing. That's a bunch of nice crappie and pretty cool about catching the yellow perch. Congrats!

It doesn't take much ;).

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

This is a pretty typical size. In graduate school as part of our lake research we were able to fish a private lake that does not allow fishing. We were catching perch up to 17" in length (I have actual photos, but not digital photos ). They fought like smallmouth bass. It was awesome, but I got to weigh, measure, and pump the gut contents of each fish that we caught as part of our research. My betterhalf got a lot more enjoyment catching these fish than I did since as soon as I was done processing one fish she had another for me .

     Ok first thing is there is a way Mr. Scientist to scan your photo and show us a trophy yellow perch. Second thing is now I have it figured why Mrs. Folly is younger and prettier than you are. YOU MARRIED YOUR STUDENT! Don't go telling us she was your classmate either .   

BilletHead

[JohnP]

6 hours ago, BilletHead said:

         There you go baiting me and then you hijack your own post. May your water stay in the liquid form, mine may not :). 

        Aggravator!     Have you caught your Missouri yellow perch yet? You know it does not count unless you catch it in it's native waters and bet you have that done already.

BilletHead

Actually hope the small water hardens up down here and forces them to big water but I don't think it will.

 

[BilletHead]

2 minutes ago, JohnP said:

It doesn't take much ;).

     No it doesn't. I get excited about most anything. 

BilletHead

[JohnP]

3 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

     Ok first thing is there is a way Mr. Scientist to scan your photo and show us a trophy yellow perch. Second thing is now I have it figured why Mrs. Folly is younger and prettier than you are. YOU MARRIED YOUR STUDENT! Don't go telling us she was your classmate either .   

BilletHead

Post officially HIJACKED BY Marty ;).

[Quillback]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

This is a pretty typical size. In graduate school as part of our lake research we were able to fish a private lake that does not allow fishing. We were catching perch up to 17" in length (I have actual photos, but not digital photos ). They fought like smallmouth bass. It was awesome, but I got to weigh, measure, and pump the gut contents of each fish that we caught as part of our research. My betterhalf got a lot more enjoyment catching these fish than I did since as soon as I was done processing one fish she had another for me .

I now have perch envy.  17" is a beast.

[Johnsfolly]

11 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

     Ok first thing is there is a way Mr. Scientist to scan your photo and show us a trophy yellow perch. Second thing is now I have it figured why Mrs. Folly is younger and prettier than you are. YOU MARRIED YOUR STUDENT! Don't go telling us she was your classmate either .   

BilletHead

 

8 minutes ago, Quillback said:

I now have perch envy.  17" is a beast.

Ok - no fancypants scanner, so took photo instead ! Sorry JohnP we have hijacked your thread. I Blame Marty !

No - she was not one of my students. We went to different colleges except for the one semester that I took classes at her school and stayed in her dorm at an all girl college. That's a separate story.