Around here a lot of people call BG, GSF, RES, and all similar looking species "perch". The only member of the perch family commonly seen around here is the Walleye, and some older people call it a "walleyed pike". You would be surprised at the casual fishermen that cannot identify species, can't tell a BG from a RES, or a CC from a BC, or LMB from Spotted bass and SMB, and etc. Some occasionally get into trouble over it with wardens with the LMB & SMB (which are actually sunfish).
