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Where to catch Yellow Perch. The yellow perch is widespread species in the northern United States and in Canada. Although it occurs in nearly every U.S. state today, due to stocking, it is sparsely distributed in the South and through most of the West and Midwest.
The perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke, simply meaning perch, and the Latin forma meaning shape. Many species of freshwater gamefish more or less resemble perch, but belong to different genera. In northern areas, it is sometimes referred to as the lake perch. 2  This species is prized for its food quality and has often been raised in hatcheries and introduced into areas in which it is not native. 3  Yellow perch are almost identical in appearance to European perch, but have a more yellow coloring.