This weekend of limited fishing was good for reminding us of the confused identity of the white perch. A member of the bass family, and closely related to the white bass, the white perch shares the perch name with the yellow perch; an unrelated species for which it bears no resemblance. There are other abnormalities in the popular names of North American fish. Our beloved largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass are actually members of the sunfish family. The brook trout is actually a char. The walleye, often referred to as the walleyed pike, is not a member of the pike family but rather the perch family. I believe that this phenomenon results from drunken red necks with fishing poles outnumbering trained biologists. Looks like a purch ta me man!
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Lies and confessions of a bass and trout junkie
No comments:
Post a Comment