Longest perch?

[FYGR8]

I don't want to hear....I want to see it! Picture on ruler,next to beer bottle, some way to verify your claim. I have heard people throw out 15", 16", even 17"??? Have proof or keep it to yourself..PLEASE>

[DTro]

If I remember right, this one was 14.5

It came out of Michigan's "home to the 3 pound perch".

[DTro]

Here's another one that Vook posted last year:

[Tinkhamtown]

Not on today's smaller paper.

[Northlander]

My biggest perch was in the 15" range and I dont have to prove it to anyone but myself. Sorry I dont take many fish pics. Kind of hard when you fish by yourself as much as I do.

[mr_jman]

NICE Pictures so far... Did you check the perch section?

[tchow]

Buddy got this one while doing a recon to a new Lake. Got into some others averaging 13" Obviously gonna have to plan a trip to go after those Sumos..

[jnorm1984]

Those are some nice perch! Never got into a pile of nice perch myself...Gotta find the right lake i guess!

[FYGR8]

I have never doubted the 15", just have never seen one in person. Great photos so far!

[life=outdoors92]

i caught a 14.75 on white bear lake last year. didn't have a tape measure, but it went from the back of my boot to the very front. so then i measured that when i got back home

[grate8]

them perch look liek carp

15 in perch ca;;ed a walleye

[pike doctor]

cause they are so some one will take them home and love them, hug them, and cuddle them, and mount them on the wall. They are just wearing perch costumes.

[harvey lee]

These were 15.5 or a tick better. Sorry, no ruler but awesome perch from Gogebic.

[hawkeye43]

The one perch under my profile came from a lake in MI. Thats a 2 liter bottle also

[gill man]

Hey FYGR8, it's Tucker from MuskieFirst (I go by curleytail over there). I was going to PM you here but it looks like the pm feature is disabled.

I hear Red Cedar over by Birchwood has some in that 15 inch size range. If I get over there and find some I'll give you a call! Also, I'm going to be one of those guys you wanted to keep to himself with no picture, but I think my biggest perch is around 13 inches. I thought that was a hog, I can't imagine a 15+.

gill man/curleytail

[erickol]

Wow, I think some drool got on my keyboard. I caught some perch tonight in the 2" class. Hard to imagine they are even the same species.

[FYGR8]

These were 15.5 or a tick better. Sorry, no ruler but awesome perch from Gogebic.

I have contacted some folks that have had a tie to Gogebic for quite sometime. They claim that the 15" mark has been broken on a number of occasions. They refer to these freakish perch as "Teeterpigs". They also said they have heard claims of bigger, but never seen the photos. Until I see an actual photo of one of these I will treat it as just another Loch Ness story.

[AaronM]

Originally Posted By: harvey lee

These were 15.5 or a tick better. Sorry, no ruler but awesome perch from Gogebic.

I have contacted some folks that have had a tie to Gogebic for quite sometime. They claim that the 15" mark has been broken on a number of occasions. They refer to these freakish perch as "Teeterpigs". They also said they have heard claims of bigger, but never seen the photos. Until I see an actual photo of one of these I will treat it as just another Loch Ness story.

So those pictures don't do it for you?

[buckpredator]

Yeah who wants to catch them anyways, (I know I do)

[FYGR8]

I did not say that about Harveys fish! His are obvious pigs and are what the contact from Gogebic has confirmed. Harvey claims they are 15.5 and a tick, not 16" or 17". That is the mark that I am having a tough time swallowing. Once they get like Harveys they just get fatter. Very Nice fish and thanks to those confirming my point. Keep em coming.

[FYGR8]

The one perch under my profile came from a lake in MI. Thats a 2 liter bottle also

A 2 liter bottle measures 13" so that appears to be a very nice fish. 14" give or take? When I went to measure a 2 liter bottle I expected it to be more.

[Esox_Magnum]

I got a 15 7/8 once but long before I carried a camera, so I ate it. Was the biggest fish on my stringer that day, other 3 was my limit of eyes from 15"-15 1/2. Lake has a 15" min on it so all were measured. Thinking back we used to cut 1/4-3/8" off our tapes to make sure our fish were 15" so in reality may have been over 16". I have seen 2 on my local waters ice fishing that go 16 just havent caught them yet. One was with 3 walleyes I caught the smallest one at 14 1/2" other 2 were bigger perch was to by far. Keep in mind these were not guesstaments off a camera we were sight fishing in 9' of ultra clear water.

[JBMasterAngler]

Is the perch on the left side full of eggs or just gorged with blood worms/bait fish?

[dougger222]

My brother and my dads g/friend have both caught 14.5 inch perch and they are the biggest I've ever seen in person. Take that back on the same lake last year that gave up the 14.5 incher a fellow fisherman hollered to me to take a peak at his freshly caught perch, it to was exactly 14.5 inches. I bet he was in his 70's and he sure was happy! Reports on that lake were of perch 15-16 inches and 2.5lbs.

A couple years ago the DNR reported a perch measuring 16.5 inches out of a South Metro lake. I've fished the heck out of that lake for several years and have only managed 9-10 inch perch out of it.