Late-season ice fishing often produces the biggest perch of the year. Learn where to find late-ice perch, the best lures to use, and how to fish safely.
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Yellow Perch Run Heats Up at Wayson's, Allen's Fresh

Lexington Park, Md. – Yellow perch have begun their annual spawning runs in shallow creeks feeding the upper Patuxent River and Potomac River, drawing crowds of anglers to prime spots like Wayson’s ...
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Maryland fishing report for Friday, March 13, 2026

Warmer weather has been inviting anglers to enjoy fishing across Maryland. Trout stockings are providing good trout fishing in the waters that are open for fishing, yellow perch are beginning their ...
The Lake Michigan yellow perch population has shown signs of natural reproduction in recent years but the number of fish and angler harvest remain far below historical averages, according to ...
URBANA, ILL. Wherever round gobies turn up in large numbers in the Great Lakes and nearby waterways, mottled sculpin-a fish that is the major part of the yellow perch's diet--disappear. The gobies, an ...
This year, there has already been some activity.<P> Last weekend, a group of people calling themselves "Friends of Allen's Fresh" showed up at the Wicomico River headwaters there along Route 234 at ...
A record number of perch are swimming in Lake Pepin and its riverine backwaters this winter to the delight of ice anglers from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fisheries biologists for the Minnesota ...
Ashton Laird shares a picture of some monster yellow perch caught recently. Lairds adds, “Some of the fish weigh more than 2-pounds and are hitting artificial lures.” Photo by Devin Pleace Every ...