Although he didn’t have a scale with him, Thompson says the perch’s fillets were as big as a 3.5-pound walleye he caught that day. Photo courtesy Danny Thompson “I was over about 30 feet of water and ...

Thomas Dembeck Jr. with the state-record yellow perch he caught from the lower Susquehanna River. Photo courtesy Thomas Dembeck Jr. Maryland angler Thomas Dembeck Jr. and his fishing partner of 50 ...

If you’re in a hotspot, you’ll be amazed how quickly you can get bites. If a big perch sees your prawn or worm falling enticingly on the first cast, then there’s a good chance you’ll have ...

A Maryland fisherman set a new yellow perch record earlier this month with a 2.3-pound, 16-inch fish caught on the Susquehanna River. Thomas Dembeck caught the big perch in 50-feet of water ...

There is no doubt that Minnesota’s perch fishing is below average when compared with that of some other states.

“My good friend Derik Walcheski and I had another buddy show us a good sand-mud transition area for perch fishing that morning,” Thompson, 37, tells Outdoor Life. “We drilled holes through ...