HAILED BY MANY AS THE ULTIMATE PAN FISH, YELLOW PERCH IS RIVALED ONLY BY WALLEYE AS THE MOST POPULAR FRESHWATER FISH ON RESTAURANT MENUS. THE PERCH ARE TYPICALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES LONG AND WEIGH 1/2 TO 1 POUND. MOST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE YELLOW PERCH ARE NOW FARMED, WITH WILD FISH ACCOUNTING FOR JUST A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL SALES. THE TOP YELLOW PERCH FARMING STATES ARE WISCONSIN, OHIO AND INDIANA. MOST COMMERCIAL WILD SUPPLIES ARE FROM THE LAKE ERIE REGION.