Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Yellow Perch Spawn 2024

In Northwest Ohio I had two ribbons of yellow perch eggs on March 11 2024. Water temp was 47.5F. Last week during a few warm days of air temps of mid and high 60F, I had water at 51F. It probably took several additional days to finish developing the eggs for laying. Last year of 2023 first eggs were noticed on Mar 16 and water at 45F. I talked to a person today - in St. Louis MO area had YP eggs Mar 8-10.

Some Forum history of YP egg laying:
n 2020 it was a mild winter with early ice off. Snipe had the first eggs on March 7th quite early! Central Indiana it was March 13th

2020 YP Spawn site

In 2021 it was member bcraley in Ohio and the date was around March 12 or 13, Fayetville, OH had them on the 16th of March. Ohio led the way in 2021. My pond around March 16 or 17. Dr. Luke in Iowa, March 20.

2021 YP Spawn site

In 2022 I had several inches of ice yet on March 22, but Bill Cody had YP ribbons on March 17! JIMS SVT in Southern OH also had ribbons on the 17th. I finally spotted mine on March 24 in cold blustery conditions right after ice out.

2022 YP Spawn Site

Here's hoping many find YP egg strands soon, keep us posted!

Thanks for the update Dr. Perca and looks like you came out ahead of everyone this year! With the unusually warm weather, lack of snow and ice we did see a turtle come out of hibernation last week but then it got cold again and turtle disappeared. It is nice and warm today. I will look more carefully for ribbons. We have 3days of warm then temps heads cold again. Traditionally our pond sees ribbons after the 15th of March and usually closer to the last week of March. We have had an issue with ineffective ribbon fertilization so I may have ran out of fertile males (or Optimal fish food needs to produce specific feed for YP with testosterone supplementation?)


Fixing the links to the past YP Spawn threads for Bill:

2020 YP Spawn

2021 YP Spawn

2022 YP Spawn

2023 YP Spawn

I monitored fish in a customers pond yesterday in Rolling Prairie, IN and about 20% of the YP sampled had spawned already.

Suppose there's some telepathic behavior going on there??? :-))

6 more ribbons today. WT 52, photo period 12:42.

Snipe:

Interestingly enough yesterday Cecil said he saw a skein in the pond that has the YP that I got from you 2 years ago.

I've got dozens now all over, hopefully they will hatch OK, don't know water temp but air temp has been in the low to mid 30's last few mornings.
Must have had some pull off a hatch last year, seeing some little perch around 3" long.