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
Sunset Park Pond Las Vegas, NV
Tabor Creek Elko, NV
Thomas Creek Galena, NV
Tonkin Reservoir Eureka, NV
Topaz Canal Hollbrook Junction, NV
Topaz Lake Gardnerville, NV
Trail Canyon Reservoir Dyer, NV
Truckee Canal Fernley, NV
Truckee River  
Truckee River- Crystal Peak Park Verdi, NV
Truckee River- Idlewild Park Reno, NV
Truckee River- Lockwood Lockwood, NV
Truckee River- Mayberry Bridge Reno , NV
Truckee River- McCarren Ranch Sparks, NV
Truckee River- Rock Park Sparks, NV
Upper Pahranagat Lake Alamo, NV
Virginia Lake Reno, NV
Walker Lake Hawthorne, NV
Walker River Yerington, NV
Wall Canyon Reservoir Gerlach, NV
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