CLEVELAND, Ohio — The yellow perch fishing has finally perked up around the Western Basin of Lake Erie, ... Anglers need to get lures down 40 to 50 feet to connect. WESTERN LAKE ERIE.

Creek Bait and Tackle said that good perch reports were coming from off Cattaraugus Creek to Evangola in 40 to 55 feet of water with Goldens or Emeralds. Smallmouth bass are being caught on gold ...

The yellow perch beat all of the line-class records listed by the International Game Fish Association in its 2016 record book. What might never be beat is the all-tackle yellow perch mark, one of ...

An Erie angler caught the heaviest yellow perch on record in the state, according to an announcement Friday by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Kirk Rudzinski, 63, of Erie, landed the ...

Fishing rigs are not complicated, but on some days, the fish can make you feel that we need more variations that we can understand. The perch or crappie wire spreader rig with a 1-ounce sinker on the ...

"The perch haven't been in here like this for 40 years," said Mike Benjamin, who cuts hair, runs fishing charters and works at Herb's Tackle Shop for a living in North East, which is nearly in ...

Now we do anchor more often, but not most of the time we fish for perch. Look at a standard perch rig. It has two or three hooks and a heavy sinker at the end.

Pictured are the winning anglers in the “King of Spring” yellow perch contest at Cayuga Lake. From left to right are Craig Sleeman, Fischer Sleeman and Ethan Sleeman. The family fishing team took home ...

Fishing continues to be good to very good in many of the Finger Lakes according to guide Jeremy Newman of Doc’s Tackle in Honeoye. On Conesus Lake, smallmouth bass have been on fire.

Full bodied and robust, a gorgeous yellow perch better than 10 inches burst from the ice-cold water. Solid black bars and green and golden hues dominated the fish’s dorsal flanks, giving way to ...

Benish and I combined to catch six perch by 10:30 a.m., but we didn't come close to duplicating the action he enjoyed the previous day. We agreed to blame our modest results on the day’s clear ...