yellow perch
noun
: a common North American freshwater fish (Perca flavescens) of the perch family that has yellowish sides with dark green vertical bands and is a popular food and sport fish
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The reservoir is stocked with kokanee and fall Chinook, rainbow and bull trout, yellow perch and mountain whitefish, according to Idaho Fish and Game.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
The state-record yellow perch in the nontidal division is a 3.3 pounder caught from a parm pond in 2006.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Fishing is also available year-round, with trout fishing popular in the summer and ice fishing for yellow perch come winter.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
The state-record yellow perch in the nontidal division is a 3.3 pounder caught from a parm pond in 2006.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Fishing is also available year-round, with trout fishing popular in the summer and ice fishing for yellow perch come winter.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Yellow perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20perch. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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