This is a yellow perch.
It is very much like it's cousin the log perch, except it can reach 12 to 14 inches in length.
They live primarily in warm and cool lakes, ponds, sluggish streams, with a sandy or gravely bottom.
They are shallow water dwellers. There are not usually caught in waters deeper than 30 feet.
They spawn in the spring through April and May. They deposit up to 100,000 eggs but most only produce 15,000 to 25,000 eggs. Spawning usually occurs at night. It can take 8 to 25 days to hatch.
They mainly feed on small fish, insects, and crustations. They usually eat during daylight hours, but that's not to say you can't catch them at night.
Minnos and jigs are popular bait.
I've also found it quite simple to use worms/ nightcrawlers on a small hook.
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