Hot perch bite taking place on Ohio waters of Lake Erie

As predicted by Ohio Division of Wildlife fisheries biologists and seen the previous few summers, yellow perch have begun biting as the Lake Erie water temperatures are reaching their peak temperatures.
For around 10 years, yellow perch have been feeding more heavily on the Eurasian spiny water flea, a large, invasive zooplankton that has sharply increased in abundance in Lake Erie. However, observations by persistent perch anglers and Ohio Division of Wildlife creel survey clerks showed an uptick of perch catches have been occurring during the summer season when spiny water flea reproduction slows in hot water and their densities subside.

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