Percina caprodes

How to identify a Logperch

Logperch are found in warm lakes, ponds, slow rivers, floodplains, and vegetated backwaters. Use these features as a starting point and compare with a full identification guide before relying on any identification.

Habitat and range

Warm lakes, ponds, slow rivers, floodplains, and vegetated backwaters

Where to catch Logperch

• US farm ponds and reservoirs — all species we list for this fishery
• Great Lakes (US/CA) — all species we list for this fishery
• Southern US rivers — all species we list for this fishery
• Introduced EU waters — all species we list for this fishery

Logperch by state

State season calendars that list Logperch — each shows the months it is in season and the official licence source:

• Alabama — seasons, best months and licence info
• Arkansas — seasons, best months and licence info
• Florida — seasons, best months and licence info
• Georgia — seasons, best months and licence info
• Illinois — seasons, best months and licence info
• Indiana — seasons, best months and licence info
• Louisiana — seasons, best months and licence info
• Michigan — seasons, best months and licence info
• Minnesota — seasons, best months and licence info
• Mississippi — seasons, best months and licence info
• New York — seasons, best months and licence info
• North Carolina — seasons, best months and licence info

Plus 7 more — all 50 state calendars.

Baits and lures

Species-dependent · worms · insects · small fish · crustaceans · prepared baits · or small lures

Related species

Often caught in the same waters or confused with Logperch:

• Longear Sunfish — identification & profile (Freshwater)
• Longnose Dace — identification & profile (Freshwater)
• Longnose Gar — identification & profile (Freshwater)
• Longnose Sucker — identification & profile (Freshwater)
• Mahseer (Golden) — identification & profile (Freshwater)
• Marble Catfish — identification & profile (Freshwater)