Record Idaho perch - Printable Version

Record Idaho perch - Printable Version

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Record Idaho perch - wiperhunter2 - 03-10-2021

3.2 lbs

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RE: Record Idaho perch - TubeDude - 03-10-2021

I got some pics too. Here are a couple I got. Out of Cascade. Weight 3.22# and 16.25". Obscene.

RE: Record Idaho perch - wiperhunter2 - 03-10-2021

(03-10-2021, 03:51 PM)TubeDude Wrote: I got some pics too. Here are a couple I got. Out of Cascade. Weight 3.22# and 16.25". Obscene.

Monster perch for sure, is the 16.25 the girth of that pig?

RE: Record Idaho perch - TubeDude - 03-10-2021

(03-10-2021, 05:12 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:
(03-10-2021, 03:51 PM)TubeDude Wrote: I got some pics too. Here are a couple I got. Out of Cascade. Weight 3.22# and 16.25". Obscene.

Monster perch for sure, is the 16.25 the girth of that pig?

Length. Girth might be bigger.

RE: Record Idaho perch - wiperhunter2 - 03-10-2021

(03-10-2021, 06:57 PM)TubeDude Wrote:
(03-10-2021, 05:12 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:
(03-10-2021, 03:51 PM)TubeDude Wrote: I got some pics too. Here are a couple I got. Out of Cascade. Weight 3.22# and 16.25". Obscene.

Monster perch for sure, is the 16.25 the girth of that pig?
Length. Girth might be bigger.

That is what I thought but it made we wonder what the girth would be on a big fish like that.

RE: Record Idaho perch - TubeDude - 03-10-2021

(03-10-2021, 07:01 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:
(03-10-2021, 06:57 PM)TubeDude Wrote:
(03-10-2021, 05:12 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:
(03-10-2021, 03:51 PM)TubeDude Wrote: I got some pics too. Here are a couple I got. Out of Cascade. Weight 3.22# and 16.25". Obscene.

Monster perch for sure, is the 16.25 the girth of that pig?
Length. Girth might be bigger.
That is what I thought but it made we wonder what the girth would be on a big fish like that.

If Idaho certifies it as the new record the girth info will probably be published. But I heard that there is some controversy due to the fact the fish was caught on an auto-jigging rod. Don't see where that should make any difference but who knows?

RE: Record Idaho perch - meancuznalfy - 03-10-2021

That shouldn't make a difference as they're legal to use here.

RE: Record Idaho perch - TubeDude - 03-10-2021

(03-10-2021, 10:02 PM)meancuznalfy Wrote: That shouldn't make a difference as they're legal to use here.

That was my thinking. But you know how some people are. Jealously makes folks come up with a lot of stupid stuff.

RE: Record Idaho perch - meancuznalfy - 03-10-2021

Lol, yes it does, about the only thing that would disqualify it is if it was foul hooked I would think.

RE: Record Idaho perch - SkunkedAgain - 03-11-2021

Seen a post from Brett at Target Walleye that said the girth was like 15.75" so it was almost square... Later Jeff

RE: Record Idaho perch - liketrolling - 03-12-2021

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/porky-perch-sets-new-idaho-state-record/?mc_cid=801522b1a7&mc_eid=80af78a07b

Congratulations to Adam Mann of Mosinee, Wisconsin, on landing the latest record yellow perch from Lake Cascade

RE: Record Idaho perch - PACKFAN - 03-13-2021

(03-10-2021, 03:41 PM)wiperhunter2 I saw that the other day on another site, much better looking perch than the last state record. Wrote: 3.2 lbs

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RE: Record Idaho perch - stan55 - 03-13-2021

Probably close to a pound of eggs in that fish. Good reason not to harvest jumbo perch IMO. I understand keeping a record fish but my general rule is let the big ones go to spawn and keep the population going. I have fished Cascade several times and have caught quite a few over 12" biggest was 15". Did not keep any perch over 10".

RE: Record Idaho perch - dubob - 03-13-2021

(03-13-2021, 04:36 PM)stan55 Wrote: Probably close to a pound of eggs in that fish. Good reason not to harvest jumbo perch IMO. I understand keeping a record fish but my general rule is let the big ones go to spawn and keep the population going. I have fished Cascade several times and have caught quite a few over 12" biggest was 15". Did not keep any perch over 10".

I appreciate your philosophy regarding what you choose to keep and what you choose to not keep. I have a slightly different philosophy on perch. I will keep any and all perch over 8” in length up to a maximum personal limit of 20 unless there is a state limit for that water that is less. Perch is the #1 choice in our home for eating, bar none.

But if you study the facts about yellow perch, you will find that the AVERAGE life span across its full range is about 7 years. There are some that will live up to 11 years, but those are the exception, not the rule. You will also find that – on average – it takes about 5 years to reach a length of 10”. So releasing those fish longer than 10” will only get you 1 or 2 more spawns from that specific fish. And since the female doesn’t reach sexual maturity (the capability of an organism to reproduce until 3 or 4 years, they only get 3 or 4 spawn cycles. Eliminating 1 or 2 of those spawn cycles isn’t that significant in the big picture.

Utah increased its statewide limit on yellow perch to 50 per day. Idaho doesn’t have a limit on perch, even on Lake Cascade. I take that as an indication that the fish professionals in either state understand that fishing has very little, if any, real impact on the overall health of the perch population. The real-life controlling factors for perch are the food & spawning structure in the lake.

I can see the restrictions placed on some fish species with very long lives (like Lake Trout – average is about 20 years but can be as long as 50). They reach sexual maturity in 6-7 years, so can offer 13 to 40 years plus of catching as a trophy species. And as Utah does, several states place size restrictions on what you can and cannot keep with regard to Lake Trout.

Please continue to keep those perch that meet your needs. They make excellent table fare in any length.

RE: Record Idaho perch - meancuznalfy - 03-13-2021

A huge contributing factor to perch spawn is water levels. Low water at spawn time hampers the spawn as vegetation that they lay eggs might not be flooded so recruitment will be down. Years with high water will be good for spawn as vegetation will be flooded and recruitment will be higher. So keeping a few large fish will not directly affect spawn rates.