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.

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