Yellow perch in bull shoals?

[Anyfishonthefly]

Two days ago I went fishing and caught a couple of yellow perch on some flies on the little north fork, close to bull shoals. They were swimming around some bluegill schools along the river. I asked a guy I know whose fished here since the 70s, he said the MDC stocked them as an experiment in the 90s but I don’t know how true that is, I couldn’t find any info about it online. Do any of you guys know about it? 

[DADAKOTA]

Good eating right there

[Dutch]

There have been pockets of them in Bull Shoals for decades.  I’ve caught several just below the mouth of Cedar Creek where the channel swings into the bank.

[Johnsfolly]

35 minutes ago, Anyfishonthefly said:

Two days ago I went fishing and caught a couple of yellow perch on some flies on the little north fork, close to bull shoals. They were swimming around some bluegill schools along the river. I asked a guy I know whose fished here since the 70s, he said the MDC stocked them as an experiment in the 90s but I don’t know how true that is, I couldn’t find any info about it online. Do any of you guys know about it? 

From what I know there are reproducing populations in Bull Shoals and likely as well in the white river (photo of one of a few caught in the white back in 2019).