Freshwater species guide

White Perch Fishing

White Perch is a freshwater fish.

White Perch

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for white perch

The heaviest white perch each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
New Hampshire 3.72 lb Lake WinnipesaukeeMoultonborough 1986 John J. Ziolkowskisource
Maine 3.51 lb — 2022 Matthew Lundsource
Massachusetts 3.5 lb Wachusett Reservoir 2016 Val Percuocosource
Virginia 3 lbs. 2 oz. Private Pond 06-1 Beau McLaughlinsource
New Jersey 3.06 lb Forest Hill Lake 1989 Edward Tangosource
New York 3.06 lb — 02/1 Jeffrey Butta, Ronkonkoma, NYsource
Connecticut 3 pounds 1 ounce Crystal Lake, Ellington 2018 Jacob Niemczyksource
Vermont 2 Pounds, 9.3 Ounces — source
Delaware 2.56 lb — 1997 Wayne Hastingssource
Rhode Island 2.46 lb Narrow River 2018 P. Warnersource
Nebraska 2.38 lb SandpitCass 2007 Jason Hickeysource
Pennsylvania 2 lb. 1 oz. Delaware RiverDelaware Co. 2024 Christopher Barrettsource

Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.

Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.