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Title: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: taxid on Apr 10, 2023, 12:41 PM
First of all a disclaimer for all of you that may not know:  I raise trophy size game fish primarily sold whole frozen to a taxidermy market. I'm not comparing my pond fish to any fish caught in public waters.

This female was found nose up in shallow water having issues passing her egg strand. I get a few of these every year.

Anyway she was on her way out so I scooped her up. They never make it when they have issues like this.

3.26 pounds; 15 1/4 inches in length; and 13.0 in girth. Measured on a board and weighed on a digital scale that matched my certifiable scale.


(https://i.postimg.cc/T5PZ6zSJ/yellow-perch-on-ground-3-26-lbs-4-10-23.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/T5PZ6zSJ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/bSRKcz3J/3-26-lb-15-1-4-Yellow-Perch-4-10-23.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bSRKcz3J)

Some of the eggs broke off and I had to weigh them separately, and add them to the weight of the digital scale. That is what you see on the measuring board.

Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: Mac Attack on Apr 10, 2023, 03:18 PM
How did it taste?

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Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: taxid on Apr 10, 2023, 04:06 PM
How did it taste?

 8)

Ha Ha! I will probably mount this one for myself as part of a stringer mount for my music studio. If she had been intact I could have got a couple hundred dollars for her for someone to cast. Not sure if there are many state records that are over 3 lbs. if any.
Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 10, 2023, 05:48 PM

 That’s a pig  , NY record is 3 1/2 #s Lake Erie
Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: taxid on Apr 10, 2023, 09:26 PM
That’s a pig  , NY record is 3 1/2 #s Lake Erie
O.K. so at least NY had one bigger!  These perch are Lake Erie strain btw.
Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: Mac Attack on Apr 10, 2023, 09:31 PM
O.K. so at least NY had one bigger!  These perch are Lake Erie strain btw.


People in NY eat those pigs.
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Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: taxid on Apr 10, 2023, 09:48 PM


People in NY eat those pigs.
 8)

I know!
Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: filetandrelease on Apr 10, 2023, 11:05 PM
 
 I got thinking so did a little checking there are a few states with yellows over 3#s , Jersey also holds the world record 👍
 Perch are tasty 🍽️
Title: Re: Biggest Yellow Perch so far weight wise 3.26 pounds.
Post by: taxid on Apr 11, 2023, 02:23 PM

 I got thinking so did a little checking there are a few states with yellows over 3#s , Jersey also holds the world record 👍
 Perch are tasty 🍽️

I stand corrected then.