Talk:Yellow perch

message: The article states "Yellow perch are generally a very friendly fish, and fishing of this species is considered cruel." I have requested a cite on this, as I have accidently caught plenty of these and they are just too small to keep.  I have never heard of anyone calling them "friendly".  Aggressive strikers, perhaps, but not friendly.  Making a claim of "cruelty" requires a site, or it should be removed.  Pharmboy 23:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cruel to fish for this fish?

message: There is no mention on how long it takes for perch to mature, some reading indicates that males mature in appx. 12 - 24 months for and 36 - 48 months for females.  Also there isn't mention of the numbers of eggs spawned and the survival rate to adulthood. -- Jasonlouie 06:25, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added lifecycle info to article. -- Jasonlouie (talk) 20:03, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Maturity, spawn amounts and survival rate?

message: I have assessed this as Start Class, as it contains more detail and information than would be expected of a Stub, and of low importance, as it is a highly specific topic within Canada. Cheers, CP 17:07, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: The section previously contained the following:
*The best baits for perch are minnows, earthworms, shrimp and artificial lures. The tackle should be light. If fishing off the shore, one can use the simple but effective bobber and bait technique, or just cast and slowly retrieve. If fishing from a boat, tie on a snap swivel to your line then add a small 60 g (2 oz.) swivel weight to it along with a #5 snelled hook. Bait the hook with a whole earthworm and drop the line directly below the boat. Let the bait sink all the way down to the bottom, and when reaching the bottom, reel in a couple hundred notches to keep it suspended above the bottom  higher than a couple feet. Keep the line curvy and tense or you won't feel the Perch's bite. Perch have an uncanny way of biting on the bait without the angler knowing it. Also, be aware that Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, and various other fishes may strike the line, so be prepared for a tense fight if using heavier pound test line. Perch, unlike fish of prey, are gregarious. In the winter months, when the frosts and floods have destroyed and carried away the beds of weeds, they congregate together in the pools and eddies. They may be angled with the greatest success starting at about one a.m. until two a.m, but they can be very elusive.
I have removed this because it does not fit with wikipedia's standards for encyclopedia entries (see [].  Rather, this information is a how-to guide for fishing, and appropriate for a personal web page or blog.  Halogenated (talk) 02:03, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  fishing section 

message: The section titled 'biology' has information that is repeated throughout the rest of the page. For example, from the 'Biology' section:
And in the 'Life History' section:
From 'Biology'
From 'Life History'
From 'Biology'
and again from 'Life History':
Ridiculous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yolojolo14 (talk • contribs) 19:25, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redundant and Contradicting Information 

message: The range listed specifically says "no other places in Canada" that is very much inaccurate. They're located all over Ontario, not just the St. Lawrence, and much further than that too. Source is official Ontario government's page: https://www.ontario.ca/page/yellow-perch  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.120.60.19 (talk) 21:15, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: In fact, it's wildy inaccurate, period. Yellow perch are common throughout the United States as well, at least the northern states. The lake I grew up on in Washington has been crawling with perch since they were introduced with all the other pond fishes in the late 19th century. (Some of those mass introductions were formal plants by the federal government, but most were informal plants by settlers.) Laodah 05:06, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Range