White perch filets

[oldfishface]

[ICE_HOOK]

Never had white perch , do they taste the same as yellow perch?

[oldfishface]

No, they are more like, actually are, in the bass family.  I'm going to make a chowder with them.

[Gills-only]

I think in the Mich/Ind/Ohio area they call them white bass.

[JMailbox8]

Thanks Harkness for the info. I have seen white bass in Vermont, but do we also have white perch?

[Gills-only]

I stand corrected!

[dave bartlett]

            They have a strong fish taste.Not for me.

[fishingidjit]

 I think they taste great !

[Troutmagnet]

Good reading, really helps in fish identifying.

[mudchuck]

YUM!!!!

[cbice]

Looks good to me.  I love pike but some people say they are strong tasting as well.

[thebigwiggle]

When i went to Maine fishing a few years ago for smelt.. the guys up there actually throw back the yellow perch and keep the white perch and i was like " Really "    I have had both and i will stick to eating my yellow perch.. Yum Yum   

[wmhunts]

I made a great white perch chowder a couple weeks ago. My only tip is to add fish last minute and serve once cooked thru. 1st time I made chowder cooked fish to long and it all fell apart. Enjoy!

[Fish Wayniac]

When i went to Maine fishing a few years ago for smelt.. the guys up there actually throw back the yellow perch and keep the white perch and i was like " Really "    I have had both and i will stick to eating my yellow perch.. Yum Yum   

Big hog yellow perch,Yum. Stayed with my folks in alburgh last year.Got some giant yellows on tip ups when I was targeting pike. Big bait big fish.

[fishinaround]

I have made chowder with perch, a tip is to put the fillets in whole and break them up to your desired size as they cook, it will keep them from cooking too quickly and keep them from drying out or getting rubbery. As for white perch, I will jump on the, they are great eating bandwagon. Also, if I think the fish is going to be overly "fishy" I give them a little soak in milk before cooking, the fat in the milk will grab onto the off tasting oils the fish might have. cheers

[ISLAND STORM]

Im starving now!!!!!!!!!

[bradleyj]

We were surprised to catch a few white perch along with yellows while fishing on 'Magog Saturday, so we were able to do a side-by-side taste test at our shore lunch.  Yellows won hands down (at least with the two of us).  The whites were good, but yes, slightly fishy.

Mr. & Mrs. Brown Trout also joined us.  4½ and 3½ lbs.  We caught them within 10 minutes of each other at mid-day: