What happens to all of the yellow perch?

kawishiwi · 09-20-2015, 10:40 PM

Ive fished winni bass this year from may to sept and have not seen a single yellow perch yet this weekend I marked a large school of fish, from 5ft down to 20ft, 20+ ft long and wide and they turned out to be 2.5 inch yellow perch. A lot of fish that filled the sonar screen! As yellow perch will hit many smallmouth baits I am suprised to have seen 0 adult yellow perch yet found such a massive school of young. Any ideas as to why this is?

09-20-2015, 10:40 PM	#1
kawishiwi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 519 Thanks: 227 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts	What happens to all of the yellow perch? Ive fished winni bass this year from may to sept and have not seen a single yellow perch yet this weekend I marked a large school of fish, from 5ft down to 20ft, 20+ ft long and wide and they turned out to be 2.5 inch yellow perch. A lot of fish that filled the sonar screen! As yellow perch will hit many smallmouth baits I am suprised to have seen 0 adult yellow perch yet found such a massive school of young. Any ideas as to why this is?