Sometimes you have to go the extra mile to get what you want and drive several hundred miles to get the specific fish that you want. Make it a day trip or weekend getaway. I do it all the time. Normally they will pack them in bags with oxygen and in a box. You drive home. Properly bagged & boxed fish can survive for 12-24 hrs. Best survivors are the fingerlings (3"-5"). For starters you will only need 100-200 YP. Allow them to spawn before adding predators or add fingerling SMB right after the YP spawn. Start looking for the nearest hatcheries with perch. Call several nearest fish farms about who has yellow perch. It is their business and they will know who to call, although they might not tell you unless they are customer friendly. Start here. Trophy Fisheries. Leonard Jirak, 540 16th Road NW, Hartford, KS 66854. Tel: (620) 364-5552. Cell: (620) 203-8081
Shoreline emergent vegetation is also beneficial - reeds, rushes, spike rush, pickerel plant, hardy hybrid water lilies (smaller varieties 3-5 ft spread).
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/30/13 10:52 AM.
