Tried out my Christmas present

[jeffice]

So I got a filet knife for Christmas and today went out and got a lot of perch on tip ups and jigs.  So I kept 3 nice ones ( thank you to Manny and my brother for two of them) and filleted them.  It was my first time in a while, since I am mainly catch and release, but I had heard that bluegill, crappie, and perch are tasty. And YES, they are. My wife, daughter, and I all loved it. I guess I'm going to have to change my profile. Not just catch and release anymore.

[manitron]

Jeff, there are plenty of perch in most of the lakes around here and a little "selective" harvesting might even improve the ecosystem in some of them.

[PenguinIII]

X2 Manitron some of these small Ponds get stunted and I agree the yellow perch are great tasting, whenever we fish Laurel lake in Irving I keep a few big ones for the fry pan.

[elevatorman]

Perch rule 🍽 congrats on your new find

[Rangerboats391]

Perch are one of my favorite fish to eat, I catch them some else cleans and cooks them! PERFECT!