Perch

[getpotts]

A buddy of mine says that he keeps white perch and eats them, has anyone else done this? my whole life I have only kept Yellows but he swears that the white are good too. Any one have an opinion on this?

[penalty box]

I've ate a few fresh and they were good, I've never froze them, some fish is ok fresh but not to good when frozen. I saw white perch for sale at giant eagle, whole fish with the head and guts removed for 5.99 a pound

[rscotfish]

was at meijers and saw walleye, yellow perch and white perch at 6,95 a pound awful cheap I asked for yellow perch there was not any under the show case they sold out and they told me to get a rain check though ill never buy it as we catch our own just thought it was a good sale cheapest I have seen them in awile. this was last week don't know if its still going on or not

[BLACK PEARL]

Yes I eat them always have! soak in saltwater for 24 hours!

[MasterKraft]

My uncle and I saved them on saturday. His girlfriend is an asian woman and he freezes them whole straight from cooler. She prepares them somehow and he says they're pretty good. I don't see why they would taste a whole lot different than yellow. I myself prefer walleye over any fish.

[ken]

Are the white perch in the same family as the yellow perch? I am under the impression that the white perch are a invasive species in Lake Erie.

[wakina]

Are the white perch in the same family as the yellow perch? I am under the impression that the white perch are a invasive species in Lake Erie.

No they are not. They are related to the white bass a European cousin I believe and they are an invasive species. The yellow perch believed it or not are related to the walleye. One official name for walleye is (yellow perch pike).

[getpotts]

A little bit of a different discussion but also some good information

http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documen...te%20perch.pdf

[wakina]

A little bit of a different discussion but also some good information

http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documen...te%20perch.pdf

They say the first thing to go is the mind and my mind failed me on the origin of the white perch. So I guess I had a Lol moment! Thanks for the link.

The other walleye name is yellow pike-perch and not yellow perch pike. Close but no cigar for me in this thread. I think I should just retire for the evening!

[Bggeary]

No they are not. They are related to the white bass a European cousin I believe and they are an invasive species. The yellow perch believed it or not are related to the walleye. One official name for walleye is (yellow perch pike).

Actually Wakina, I believe that walleye belongs to the perch family therefore making walleye related to yellow perch.