Pick-up of the perch bite (with lake trout mixed in) on southern Lake Michigan and ice rebuilding on inland waters lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Perch and lake trout action continues on ice-free Lake Michigan while ice fishing should rebuild across at least northern areas for this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

The population of yellow perch on Lake Michigan is historically low due to extremely low recruitment of the fish.

As overharvesting and invasive species threaten the coldwater fish, Michigan is proposing first-ever catch limits on burbot.

Yellow perch are showing signs of annual reproduction and survival of young fish in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan, although at much reduced numbers than 30 years ago, according to a ...

In 1996, Wisconsin banned commercial fishing for perch on Lake Michigan and reduced the sport bag limit. The measures have failed, however, to produce a resurgence.

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 ...

Thousands of dead perch in Lake Michigan raised alarm among fishermen last week. CBS Chicago reports that anglers found the dead fish at an old dock, a popular local fishing spot. Photos of the ...

Trees are being lit, stockings are being hung, and yellow perch are slowly starting to move into the harbors along Lake Michigan. The most wonderful time of the year is surely upon us! Every year ...

Many anglers are reporting the best perch fishing conditions in two years.

GRAND RAPIDS — Anglers looking for a fresh perch dinner would do well to keep an eye on southern Lake Michigan and its piers. Unseasonably warm spring weather has prompted a few early runs ...

It also is possible, he said, that perch from different parts of the Lake Michigan ecosystem mixed, providing enough genetic variability to promote fast recovery. That would be less likely in an ...