Starting Monday, Feb. 9, the daily and possession limit for yellow perch on Mille Lacs Lake will be reduced from 10 to five. This regulation will be in place through Nov. 30, 2026.

CASS LAKE, Minn. — A Minnesota woman reeled in an unusual prize Saturday in Cass Lake - a blue-tinted perch. Brandi Larson, of Pequot Lakes, was fishing on Pike Bay Lake on Saturday over the holiday ...

Pity the poor perch. As just about every other fish in Minnesota lakes is trying to eat them, most never have a chance to grow up. And then when some of them actually do get big, we people like to ...

Longtime DNR fisheries experts offer tips for when, where and how to catch perch on the Mississippi River and in Lake Pepin. Dan Dieterman, a retired Minnesota DNR fisheries expert, prepares to land a ...

Steve Bruning found a 9-inch perch inside the fish’s stomach. “It was huge,’’ Bruning said. “It was eaten head first. There wasn’t a mark on it. It just gulped it.’’ Omahan Steve Bruning holds a ...

During most ice fishing seasons, many anglers focus on walleyes as soon as there's ice thick enough to walk on. The bite tends to be best early and then fades as the winter wears on. Crappies and ...

Starting Monday, Feb. 9, the daily and possession limit for yellow perch on Mille Lacs Lake will be reduced from 10 to five.