Perch in United States — catches, stats & how to catch
Bite calendar for Perch
The best days and hours to fish — a bite forecast factoring in pressure, wind, temperature, and the moon phase.
Open the bite forecast →Where to find Perch through the year
- Spring
- Schools on warm flats and along reed beds, 1–2 m.
- Summer
- Busts bait in open water and holds on ledges and rocky bars at 2–5 m; moves to the shallows at dawn and dusk.
- Autumn
- Gathers into big schools on drop-offs and in holes, 5–10 m.
- Winter
- On first ice near weed at 2–4 m; in midwinter on depth changes and in holes.
A guide to the species' habits on typical lowland waters; on any particular water the depths and spots are its own.
