Perch fishing is one of the most fun fishing games, even more fun than online fishing games. The yellow perch is a fun fish to catch and to fish for. It is a popular fish because it is found in so many areas of the United States and Canada. It is almost entirely a fresh water fish that lives in lakes, but it has been found in brackish water on the coast of Nova Scotia as well as other rivers. Yellow perch like clear, weedy lakes that have mud, sand, or gravel bottom. They are predatory eaters who like insects, young crayfish, snails, aquatic insects, fish eggs, and young fish. Most catchable yellow perch are between 6 inches to 10 inches long and weigh ¼ to ¾ pounds. They can grow to 1 ½ pounds and 16 inches long but that is only in good habitat and low fishing pressure. The yellow perch is related to the walleye and sauger, except the perch lacks teeth. It can be distinguished from the trout and salmon by the lack of an adipose fin; and distinguished from the sunfish by its separated dorsal fins. Because the yellow perch is a smaller fish with a smaller mouth, fishing with a smaller hook is necessary. Other than smaller crank baits, lures, and hooks, fishing for yellow perch is similar to bass fishing. Yellow perch travel in schools that are composed of fish that are similar in age and size. Younger, smaller fish close to the shore. Older bigger fish live in the deeper water farther away from the shore, but they will move to different levels and depths based on temperature and food supply. In other words, if you catch small fish you need to fish deeper and further out. If you catch one big fish, keep fishing in the same place, there will be more.