For shore-bound and kayak anglers looking to shake the winter blues, white perch stage an exceptional winter run.

On several occasions, I have listened to tales from old-timers who recounted catching bucketloads of sea-run white perch “back in the day.

Though it may be a slow month for stripers, March is prime time for a striped bass relative—the white perch.

White perch are good fun and good eats during the off season in the salt.

When the ponds and lakes freeze over in New England, ice fishing for white perch delivers fun, fast-paced action on light gear.