Perch?

[Bluefinsearcher]

Can someone tell me what type of perch is caught on our local 1/2 day boats in Long Beach/Redondo/Newport? I know the ones caught near catalina are Blue perch.

thx in advance.

[JapanRon]

Hi Bluefinsearcher,

Here's the pages from the dfg site on a couple of Perch species. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#opaleye

The names are a bit confusing Halfmoons are called Catalina Blue Perch, Opaleye are called various things .... Blacksmith Perch !! Rubberlip Perch are not uncommon ... depending on the season. I have also seen a couple of Buttermouth Perch caught within the last month on the moo-moo I ride. About a month ago, we caught a bunch of Shiner Perch .. and I figured they were more of a bait fish than anything out .. at Horseshoe Kelp !!

There's a few fish .... like the Tree-fish that still confuse people as they resemble a perch but are actually a Rockfish !!

Others many have other additions or corrections !!

JapanRon

[Bobbyk]

Most are black smith-as JapanRon stated

[ghetto dad]

Most are black smith-as JapanRon stated
ditto......

[Bluefinsearcher]

Thanks for the replies!

[SanDimasLMB]

Although a pain in the *** to clean, Catalina Blue Perch(Halfmoon) are tasty as tempura with some daikon oroshi and ponzu or tempura tsuyu.