Anglers are taking home their limits of perch recently as the action on Muskegon Lake and White Lake has improved drastically.

Based on reports, the stellar salmon fishing in the deep Lake Michigan waters off of Muskegon, a constant over the last few weeks, is now extending to the shallow waters closer to the shore.

MUSKEGON — If you think about it, there was every reason to believe we would do well perch fishing on Muskegon Lake this spring.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Scott Smith, 65, was on a trip with a friend fishing Lake St. Clair on Thursday, April 25 when he reeled in what he called a "monstrous" white perch.

The Lake Michigan yellow perch population remains very low and angler catches are far below historical averages. The drops trace to the 1990s.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced that angler Blas Lars recently broke the state record for heaviest yellow perch in April. The world record dates back to 1865.

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 ...

Perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan and ice fishing (at least in the Northwoods) This sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report is chock full of perch and ice fishing.

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 ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Scott Smith, 65, was on a trip with a friend fishing Lake St. Clair on Thursday, April 25 when he reeled in what he called a "monstrous" white perch.