Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)


Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Perca
Species: P. flavescens

Yellow perch normally range from 6 to 12 inches in length and weigh from 1/4 to 1 pound. Larger yellow perch, up to 15 inches and 1.6 pounds, are occasionally caught in Maine.


Fishing Spots
Name Location
Roberts Creek Eureka, NV
Rose Creek Hawthorne, NV
Rough Creek Lyon County, NV
Ruby Lake NWR Elko, NV
Rye Patch Reservoir Lovelock, NV
Sacramento Pass Pond Ely, NV
Salmon Falls Creek Jackpot, NV
San Juan Creek Austin, NV
Seemand Pond Minden, NV
Sheep Creek Reservoir Owyhee, NV
Silver Creek Reservoir Baker, NV
Silver Peak Pond Nivloc, NV
Sonoma Creek Winnemucca, NV
South Fork Reservoir Elko, NV
Sparks Marina Park Pond Sparks, NV
Spooner Lake Glenbrook, NV
Sportsmans Park Pond Tonopah, NV
Squaw Creek Reservoir Gerlach, NV
Star Creek Mill City, NV
Steptoe Creek McGill, NV
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