Freshwater Fish of Connecticut
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens
🏆 Connecticut State Record
Catch & Release16.25"Ron Barbour · 2011 · Lake McDonough, New Hartford
All Connecticut state records →
Also called: Perch, Ringtail
Identification
Golden-yellow body with dark vertical bars and orange lower fins.
Habitat
Shallow weed beds in lakes and ponds, moving deeper in summer.
Behavior
Schools; stays active through the winter.
How to Catch
Small jigs, minnows, and grubs through the ice and open water.
Notes
Popular panfish and excellent table fare.
Where to find Yellow Perch in CT
- Alexander Lake Killingly
- Amos Lake Preston
- Anderson Pond North Stonington
- Angus Park Pond Glastonbury
- Ashland Pond Griswold
- Aspinook Pond Canterbury
- Avery Pond Preston
- Babcock Pond Colchester
- Backwater Pond Thompson
- Bald Mountain Pond West Stafford
- Baldwins Pond Meriden
- Ball Pond New Fairfield
- Bantam Lake Morris / Litchfield
- Barber Pond Bloomfield
- Bashan Lake East Haddam
- Batterson Park Pond Farmington
- Baummer Pond Naugatuck
- Beach Pond Voluntown
- Beachdale Pond Voluntown
- Beachland Pond West Hartford
- Beaver Brook Pond Windham
- Beaver Park Lagoon New Haven
- Beseck Lake Middlefield
- Besse Park Pond Torrington