Source: Unaudited information GAO extracted from agency Antideficiency Act reports; for further information about a specific report, please contact the relev ant agency. United States Government Accountability Office Antideficiency Act Report Information, FY 2012.
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.
Yellow perch have such an extensive impact on trout species in the bodies of water in which they were introduced and established, they caused a drastic change in the food habits and reduced the growth rates of the trout by more than 50% in some locations.