I don't know about the native part, but we would catch them from time to
time on Lake Erie over 20 years ago.

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"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
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Thanks for the info. I will be on the look out for these white perch. On
Ohio DNR's website, it sounds like there is a possibility they could be in
the lake I fish, but they are not native to Ohio, but rather the Atlantic
Coast.

Jeff


"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
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In a lake that I fish in SW Ohio, we occasionally catch drum using lead
head
jigs when fishing for crappie and saugeye. I have heard others on this
lake
make reference to catching white perch. First, I assume there is a
difference between these two type of fish. Second, I am not sure they
know
what they are talking about. I have never caught nor seen a white
perch,
but maybe they do exist in this lake. What are the main differences
between
these fish from an identification standpoint? The drum I thought had a
round mouth more like a sucker which is very different from panfish.
Maybe
I am the one who cannot tell the difference.

By the way, is white perch a good fish to eat?

Thanks,
Jeff