Declining lake perch population and harvests in Lake Erie are forcing restaurants in Michigan to make menu moves.

A yellow lake perch shortage is impacting restaurants in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Much of the area's perch comes from Canadian fishers in Lakes Erie and Ontario, where catches have declined. Experts ...

Every angler out there has a special place in their heart for a certain species, and if you grew up in the Northeast or Midwest, it’s likely to be the yellow perch. These hardy little fish are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yellow perch are showing signs of annual reproduction and survival of young fish in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan, ...

A plentiful supply of yellow perch was once available in the U.S. Great Lakes region, but that changed in the 1990s. Populations of this Midwest fish-fry favorite dropped dramatically due to the ...

The Lake Michigan yellow perch population has shown signs of natural reproduction in recent years but the number of fish and angler harvest remain far below historical averages, according to ...

A few weeks ago, Dean Gold posted a comment on Facebook that caught my eye. Long a champion of local and sustainable products, the chef-owner of Dino, the rustic Italian enoteca in Cleveland Park, was ...

The following is a news release from the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game. ISLAND PARK – An angler ice fishing for trout on Island Park Reservoir on January 3, 2026 unexpectedly hooked into a 5-inch-long ...

You don’t ever seem to have enough,” said Rodney Minor, president and owner of Minor Fisheries Ltd. in Port Colborne.