Ohio Division of Wildlife debunks fishers' perch conspiracy theories
By: Dave Golowenski, The Columbus Dispatch
Last Sunday's outdoors column shared that daily catch limits for yellow perch and walleye would remain the same in 2024 as in 2023, and background information was offered on how those limits get set. Causes for the sorry state of yellow perch – and the 10-fish catch limit – within a large section of Lake Erie remain elusive, the piece said, and it’s unlikely commercial fishing has had as much of an impact on the perch population as some anglers believe.
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