He called the fishing for perch “phenomenal” on White Lake. RELATED: What We Love About Muskegon: Fishing for whitefish from piers on cold ... it more difficult for river anglers.

LANSING — The good multispecies fishing on the Upper Mississippi River has gotten even better with the recent population explosion of yellow perch. “It’s becoming a destination for perch ...

Quality fishing is being ... the day when I caught a 13-inch perch, which sealed the decision that I would come back to this beautiful place on the Mississippi River this coming weekend.

If you think saltwater offers the only opportunity to catch really big fish, think again. The Mississippi River is home to one of the largest species of freshwater fish in the state, blue catfish.

New possession and length limits went into effect this month on the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin under revised border waters fishing regulations ... sunfish, perch, sturgeon, northern pike ...

but most for open-water fishing. Tyler Quandt of Red Wing reported Mississippi River surface water temperatures shot up from the upper 30s the week before to low 50s by the end of the weekend.