blue perch

  • bigdaddyg
    north central indiana
    Posts: 103
    February 28, 2014 at 6:53 pm #1359955

    its that time of year here in n.indiana and the jumbo perch are in today a buddy and myself were on the fish then he went nuts and here he comes with a perch in hand a blue perch I have never seen one or even heard of such a thing I have heard of blue walleyes, is this just a oddball or a sub-species ? I,ll post a pic when he sends it to me

    Michelle1969
    Member
    NULL
    Posts: 54
    February 28, 2014 at 7:33 pm #1392748

    Thats cool, never seen anything like it

    bronzbak
    Long way from home
    Posts: 316
    February 28, 2014 at 7:36 pm #1392749

    Rare but not often seen. I caught one on lake kegonsa near Madison several years ago. See a few every year come from here and there! That one would occupy a space on my wall though! Beautiful fish!

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    February 28, 2014 at 7:37 pm #1392750

    That is crazy. Too bad he kept it, she might have made more blues!

    Bryan Myers
    Moderator
    Posts: 586
    February 28, 2014 at 8:07 pm #1392756

    That is an awesome looking fish! I have never seen one before but now I think I’ll have to start hunting for one. Great fish thanks for showing them off!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 28, 2014 at 8:32 pm #1392761

    Cool fish!

    joe_the_fisher
    Wisconsin Dells WI
    Posts: 908
    February 28, 2014 at 8:32 pm #1392762

    Very cool looking fish! That would be on my wall too!

    Willy D
    Nipawin, SK
    Posts: 209
    February 28, 2014 at 9:21 pm #1392768

    Very cool, thanks for sharing. Fish mounts have never done anything for me but that would be on the wall really fast.

    ekruger01
    Posts: 569
    February 28, 2014 at 11:05 pm #1392780

    I do believe If I would have been the catcher on that fish, it would be hanging underneath the 14.75″ perch I have now on the wall. the colors on that thing are amazing, not to mention the size….NICE FISH!!!

    icefish55
    Member
    NULL
    Posts: 18
    March 1, 2014 at 6:27 am #1392796

    Just curious how long those 2 ladies were.

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    March 1, 2014 at 7:09 am #1392800

    Very cool, Siberian tiger of the fish world

    schoff
    S.E., SD
    Posts: 80
    March 1, 2014 at 7:11 am #1392802

    Very cool looking fish, that would definitely go on my wall!

    bigdaddyg
    north central indiana
    Posts: 103
    March 1, 2014 at 3:28 pm #1392908

    Quote:

    Just curious how long those 2 ladies were.


    just over 13″

    Frenchman
    West Central Indiana
    Posts: 414
    March 3, 2014 at 6:56 am #1393272

    Awesome fish! Also from N Indiana these fish give me hope!

    Tim Bossert
    Cochrane, WI
    Posts: 429
    March 4, 2014 at 2:36 pm #1393738

    A buddy got one of those in northern MN three years ago. We called it an albino. Not near as big, but it was released after a couple photos.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    March 4, 2014 at 2:54 pm #1393744

    Not to split hairs…but I will anyway. An albino completely lacks any pigment.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18537
    March 4, 2014 at 3:05 pm #1393747

    Quote:

    Not to split hairs…but I will anyway. An albino completely lacks any pigment.

    Not according to the old interweb: Contrary to popular belief albino fish can have color besides white. Albino fish cannot synthesize the black pigment melanin, but this mutation has no effect upon its bearer’s ability to manufacture and deposit red and yellow pigments. Which means these blue perch are probably not albinos.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    March 4, 2014 at 3:45 pm #1393761

    Damn you wikipedia

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    March 4, 2014 at 3:49 pm #1393765

    Quote:

    Damn you wikipedia

    No, damn you Polar Vortex

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    March 5, 2014 at 8:28 am #1393924

    Quote:

    A buddy got one of those in northern MN three years ago. We called it an albino. Not near as big, but it was released after a couple photos.

    That smaller one’s along the lines of what I’ve seen. To catch a blueish perch like the first pic…..wow is all I can say! Congrats!

    Joel

Viewing 20 posts - 1 through 20 (of 20 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.