How to Use yellow perch in a Sentence

yellow perch

noun
  • This year, the vets landed eight muskies and dozens of bass, walleyes and yellow perch.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2017
  • The Portage Lakes have been good for bluegill and some yellow perch.
    — cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • My young son was fishing a worm and bobber and happened to land a tiny yellow perch.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • There is a premium for yellow perch and rainbow trout rather than tilapia.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2021
  • And so has their success at catching steelhead trout and yellow perch.
    — cleveland.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The sparkling minnows are a favorite of yellow perch, but had been in short supply.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Panfish, from rock bass to bluegills and yellow perch, won’t hesitate to eat one.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Anglers can catch crappies, bluegill, yellow perch and largemouth bass from those lakes.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Fish include white perch, yellow perch, sheepshead, walleye and gizzard mud.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
  • While the yellow perch numbers are still low, a rapid growth rate of the perch stocks have been a cause for optimism.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Their abundance and willingness to bite make yellow perch ideal fish for kids to catch.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • The fish fry in a light beer batter is pollack, which has that cod sweetness; the perch on the menu is yellow perch.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Under the water are largemouth bass, as well as sunfish, rock bass and yellow perch.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • Rock bass, yellow perch, walleye and steelhead trout are being caught in the harbors.
    — cleveland, 14 May 2020
  • The area serves as a spawning ground for lake sturgeon, walleye, yellow perch and northern pike.
    — Shantal Riley, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022
  • In terms of forage, lake trout eat cicso, whitefish, and yellow perch.
    — Andrew Pegman, Field & Stream, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The yellow perch can grow up to 3 pounds but is usually less than a pound, wildlife officials said.
    — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Crum’s explorations of blue catfish stomachs turned up all kinds of fish, from alewife to yellow perch, and even a wood duck.
    — Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Walleye and yellow perch are not the only Lake Erie fish in the spotlight right now.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Smallmouths are going strong from one end of the lake to the other as well, while yellow perch also are thriving.
    — Steve Quinn, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2020
  • At the top of the agenda is Lake Erie’s problem fishery, the yellow perch.
    — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022
  • So, in time, this Colorado boy learned about his first walleye and coho, yellow perch and whitefish.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2020
  • While here, break out your fishing rod to catch some walleye, catfish, yellow perch, crappie, bluegill, sunfish and carp.
    — Sarah Kuta, The Know, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Some of my best days have been on the ice, catching huge yellow perch in 20 feet of water or a trio of legal walleyes for the pan.
    — Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Oct. 2019
  • The plankton die-off in turn has affected yellow perch, walleye, and other native game fish.
    — Tim Folger, National Geographic, 2 Dec. 2020
  • There, zebra mussels and quagga mussels have thrived and caused a major decline in the yellow perch fishery.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The lake is a popular fishing lake that has been stocked with bluegill, crappie, white bass, northern pike, yellow perch and walleye.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Southwest winds are forecast for the weekend, which should settle down the big waters, but the walleye and yellow perch fishing have been slow.
    — D'arcy Eagan, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Wisconsin guide Chris Beeksma reports that yellow perch are on the upswing as well.
    — Steve Quinn, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2020
  • The yellow perch fishing continues to be very slow, with some perch caught around Cleveland Harbor.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019

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