hang-loose - perch have been known to lay eggs quite deep. They have been found up to 10ft deep usually 1-5ft.
Size of replacement or restocking perch will depend on the type and size of the predators present. Many ponds have largemouth bass so my rule is the restocker perch should be 1/2 the length of the bigger bass if you want most of the restocked perch to survive. With 16" bass that means YP should be at least 8" long. Actually a 16" LMB has a mouth gape of abt2.7" whereas a perch 8" has a body depth of 1.7". Thus stocking 8" perch may not be large enough to survive with 15"-16" LMB.
If a small pond has a normal population of LMbass it is not unusual to see few if any small yellow perch unless the pond is weedy. In larger ponds with weedbeds small perch can often survive to adult sizes.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 05/06/13 11:15 AM.
