To put those angler catches in perspective, in 1988 sport anglers caught 869,164 perch in the lake, including 133,328 in Kenosha, 213,163 in Racine and 408,438 in Milwaukee counties.

To put those angler catches in perspective, in 1988 sport anglers caught 869,164 perch in the lake, including 133,328 in Kenosha, 213,163 in Racine and 408,438 in Milwaukee counties.

Yellow perch gold to symbolize the last month and be the year-end FOTW ... Friends of Fishing’ Mark Addis called Bill Karris’ 16-inch yellow perch “Lake Michigan Gold. ...

Yellow perch hatch results were also encouraging in the central zone, with an index of 50 young-of-year perch per hectare, above the average of 37. The east zone index of 11 per hectare was well ...

Depending upon the lake and water, male perch can reproduce within a 2-3 years and females within 3-4 years of age. Spawning takes place at night. Perch are spring spawners in 65 degree water.

To put those angler catches in perspective, in 1988 sport anglers caught 869,164 perch in the lake, including 133,328 in Kenosha, 213,163 in Racine and 408,438 in Milwaukee counties.

Yellow perch hatch results were also encouraging in the central zone, with an index of 50 young-of-year perch per hectare, ... Strong lake-wide yellow perch hatches are rare, according to ODNR.

The yellow perch hatch was a different story. It was impressive last year for the western basin, but this year it was below average with 381 young-of-year per hectare, compared to the average of 464.