Anyone Ever Seen A Blue Perch?

Caught one I believe, on the lower French River 5-6 years ago. Looking for the picture (have too many on file) and will post it if I can find it

rodmcd

Have caught both walleye and perch over the years in Nip. If I recall it is not a sub species but merely a virus in their slim or something like that. No affect on whether you can eat them or not.

We have an Ask an Expert coming up in the May 2022 issue of Ontario OUT of DOORS magazine that focuses on fish colouration; it's fascinating stuff.

i have seen one at lake simcoe

Nice catch. I've caught a blue walleye through the ice a few years ago but never seen a blue perch.

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Originally Posted by Muskyhunter

Have caught both walleye and perch over the years in Nip. If I recall it is not a sub species but merely a virus in their slim or something like that. No affect on whether you can eat them or not.

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Its colour had nothing to do with the slime, it was it was in the actual fish. Anything I’ve been able to find says it’s a colour phase and is quite rare, It was 7”-8” long and I released.
I was shocked when I pulled it out of the hole, so I decided to take pictures with my phone because I didn’t think anyone would believe.

I seen my friend pull out an all Black 14" one on lake biskotasing. The bars were darker than the rest, but all black even the belly. Every different color on a normal perch, was replaced with shades of black. It was much darker than any of the walleye we were catching, and the lake is dark tea stained, which I think likely had something do do with its coloring.

MC

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Originally Posted by Roe+

Neither had I until I caught this about 4 weeks ago. I’ve caught and seen blue walleye, but never a blue perch?

How about the rest of you?



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awesome to see your still out there getting them Roe

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Originally Posted by Roe+

Its colour had nothing to do with the slime, it was it was in the actual fish. Anything I’ve been able to find says it’s a colour phase and is quite rare, It was 7”-8” long and I released.
I was shocked when I pulled it out of the hole, so I decided to take pictures with my phone because I didn’t think anyone would believe.

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What makes a perch blue?

“These Blue Perch likely have skin mucus containing a newly discovered blue protein.” Nothing concerning the coloration alludes to them being unsafe to consume nor did they contain any harmful contaminants. The blue colouring is not reported to be any type of mutation because of D.N.A.