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Link to excellent article on Yellow Perch #398775 01/25/15 10:50 AM
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OP LarryHale Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 122 SC	While researching info on yellow perch I came upon this excellent article: http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/241/species-profile-yellow-perch-perca-flavescens I hope this info is of use to someone else. Larry I Was Born Without Gills, Therefore I Fish!

Re: Link to excellent article on Yellow Perch LarryHale #398776 01/25/15 11:04 AM
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Bill D. Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois	Thanks Larry...a good read Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New!

Re: Link to excellent article on Yellow Perch LarryHale #398794 01/25/15 03:12 PM
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Re: Link to excellent article on Yellow Perch Cecil Baird1 #401626 02/22/15 09:05 PM
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Esox E Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 22 Washington	Interesting article. I thought they were very tolerant to low DO levels. Which makes them good for shallow ponds right?

Re: Link to excellent article on Yellow Perch LarryHale #401750 02/23/15 03:06 PM
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Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,157 Likes: 493 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	YP succeeding long term of 5-6yrs in shallow ponds will be impacted by the source of the YP, maximum water temperatures and the water quality in the pond. Older and larger YP seem to get increasingly stressed as water temps go above 82F toward 92F. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management