

There’s a lot of people that love to catch yellow perch and they know what’s going on,” he said. “I know some captains were declining trips. Welch, like most charter captains, found himself in a bad spot with the yellow perch, considered by most people the best table fare Lake Erie has to offer and fetching up to $23 a pound.

In fact, a lot of the guys in my marina were cancelling trips because they had no other option.” “It was nonexistent last year,” said Adam Welch, who operates Fishin’ Edition Charters out of Meinke Marina just east of Toledo. While walleye anglers have been in high cotton the last several years, those looking for yellow perch and their once-favorite meal, emerald shiners, are facing a scarce crop.

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