We’re seeing more surf perch on the beaches, and more congregation of perch schools at certain sandy beaches at certain times and tides. It’s the beginning of spawning season so the fish are hungry an ...

Niccum returned to that same beach on Wednesday. He reported nowhere near as many fish biting, but did land one of his biggest barred surf perch ever. It measured 15 1/2 inches and weighed in at ...

It’s hard to believe, but the Sand Crab Classic Perch Derby celebrated its 20th year over the weekend. Yes, it’s all in ...

Note that the surf perch limit is a total of 20 fish, of which only 10 can be of the same species. Bag up a pregnant barred surf perch for dinner, and you may find an additional 20 babies in your ...