*Yellow Perch can reach a maximum length of 16 inches in the Great Lakes
*The Ohio record is 2.9 pounds (15.75 in long) & was caught in Lake Erie in 2016. This broke a 32 year record of 2.75 pounds (14.5 in long) caught in 1984.
*Perch eat mainly invertebrates such a mayfly larvae
*Considered the Filet Mignon of the Great Lakes fish
*Oldest Yellow Perch recorded is 11 years.