Yellow Perch in Alabama
Alabama creel, the state record and water pages for yellow perch.
- no daily capcreel
- 2 lbs., 2 oz.record
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Alabama yellow perch in short
ADCNR places yellow perch under the freshwater row headed "Yellow Perch". What it allows: no daily limit; season, open all year. Biologists call it Perca flavescens.
ADCNR lists 2 lbs., 2 oz. as the record, Gary Lee Grove, Jr., 2015, Yates Reservoir. Lake Martin, Yates Lake and Thurlow Lake lead a list of 3 Alabama waters that carry it.
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| Row as printed | Waters | Creel and size | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | Public fresh waters statewide | No daily limit | open all year |
Limits as printed in the Official 2026-2027 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest (ADCNR, eRegulations edition) (limits page; digest PDF), read November 1, 2026.
Alabama state-record yellow perch
| List | Weight | Angler | Water | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshwater | 2 lbs., 2 oz. | Gary Lee Grove, Jr. | Yates Reservoir | March 7, 2015 |
ADCNR (Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division for freshwater; Marine Resources Division State Record Fish Committee for saltwater); freshwater list, saltwater list, read November 1, 2026.
Finding yellow perch in Alabama
Alabama reservoirs worth a cast for yellow perch
- Lake Martin39,180 acres
- Yates Lake1,980 acres
- Thurlow Lake585 acres
ADCNR reservoir, river and public fishing lake species lists, the record waters and the MRD inshore species; largest waters first.
A photo stroll along the water by Yellow Perch
Photo: Jody Claborn, Public domain
Photo: Jeff Hudgins / Alabama, CC BY 2.0
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Robert Nunnally, CC BY 2.0
What Yellowhammer State anglers ask about yellow perch
How many yellow perch can go in an Alabama cooler each day?
The row reads No daily limit; season open all year.
Does ADCNR list a record yellow perch?
Gary Lee Grove, Jr. caught it: 2 lbs., 2 oz. in 2015, Yates Reservoir.
Which Alabama waters are best bets for yellow perch?
It is on 3 pages, among them Lake Martin, Yates Lake and Thurlow Lake.
Do any Alabama lakes set their own yellow perch rule?
It has no water exception.
Does Alabama close yellow perch?
Season: open all year.
Does a visitor need a license for yellow perch?
Freshwater anglers need an Alabama fishing license from 16 on ($17.45 resident, $68.20 nonresident for 2026-27); residents 65 and older are exempt.
Who keeps the Alabama yellow perch record?
A biologist must identify it, it must be weighed on certified scales before two witnesses, and the form goes in within three months.
Which ADCNR name covers yellow perch?
The ADCNR names are Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens).
Plan an Alabama trip for yellow perch
Open a lake, river or bay above for ramps and rules.