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[Ian Forbes]

You guys are just jealous that I caught tubby.

That's an European perch, Perca fluviatilis. It's pretty much the same as a yellow perch, but just lives on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

You had me fooled there for a while, Rodney. That is a whopper of a perch and I've never seen one anywhere close to that size. it being a European variety explains it. 12 inches was about as big as we get on the island... even in good habitat.

[Rodney]

That particular fish was from the estuary, brackish water, which commonly produces perch up to that size, or bigger. Beside sea trout, I love chasing these fish whenever I am over there.





http://www.fishingwithrod.com/blog/2009/06/13/urban-jumbo-perch/

Their lake variety can get just as big, but the average size is more similar to what we have over here.

[fishman254]

I almost fainted when I saw the size of that perch! Then I read "European". If local perch were that big I'd quit my job and kind of be like a full-time meth-head (but one that fishes, for those Godzilla-sized perch.)

[fishman254]

fishman254, it is illegal use parts of fish for bait, check page 9 of the freshwater fishing regulations. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/ "Fin fish...means all fish other than
crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs,
shellfish and marine mammals.
The
use of fin fish (dead or alive) or parts
of fin fish other than roe is prohibited
throughout the province, with the
following exception:
You may use the
head of fin fish or the headless body of fin
fish as bait,
only
:
(a) when sport fishing for sturgeon in Fraser
River (Region 2 only), or
(b) when set lining in lakes of Region 6 or in
lakes of Zone A of Region 7."

I did know that for SALMON fishing (I don't use fin-fish sardine/herring wraps on my salmon Kwikfish salmon plugs, for example, even though I want to), but in my mind I've never made that connection with perch while perch fishing in lakes in BC. Thanks for the advice! I haven't used fin-fish however, not in lakes even, in *BC*, but I was planning to until I read your post.

[fisherforever]

fishman254 it's always a good idea to keep up with the regs. I know when I lived in Onterrible that bellies and eyeballs were the best bait, nothing like a shore lunch of deep fried fresh yellow perch and hash browns.

[finally retired]

Man them perch would kick out a yummy meal....wow....

[Burbot]

Stop giving the bucket brigade ideas.