The 2025-2026 Commercial Yellow Perch Fishery
​is open as of December 1, 2025​​

As of 12:01 AM Saturday, March 21, 2026,
​the Upper Bay has been closed by public notice.

2025 - 2026 Yellow Perch Total Harvest Information

 

As of 3/22/26, the total reported harvest for the 2025-2026 season is:
19,450 lbs and the total allowable catch is 23,632 lbs.

 18,234 lbs have been reported in the Upper Bay with 0 lbs remaining in the Upper Bay Quota.

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2025- 2026 Chester River Harvest Information

 

1,216 lbs have been reported in the Chester River with 1,916 lbs remaining in the Chester River Quota.​

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2025 - 2026 Patuxent River Harvest Information​

 

 0 lbs have been reported in the Patuxent River with 2,500 lbs remaining in the Patuxent River Quota.​

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2024-2025 Yellow Perch Total Harvest Information

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As of March 31st, 2025, The total harvest for the 2024-2025 Commercial Yellow Perch Fishery
was 16,023 lbs with a total allowable catch of 19,152 lbs. 1,952 lbs were harvested
from the Chester River and 14,071 lbs were harvested from the Upper Bay.