MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
most places I fish locally, 8"+ is decent but I went out to North Dakota last winter, its a whole different world out there for perch! Didn't keep anything smaller than 10" and most were in the 11" to 12" range. While that may not be big for local people in ND, I was amazed
A 3 incher will make a days worth of cut bait, the best being two eyes.
I like catching jumbos for fun, so anything over 13-14” goes back. But I rarely keep fish anyway so usually they all go back. Besides, Maine perch are usually very grubby. On one of the lakes that I consistently get nice clean perch, I consider 9-12” keepers.