Yellow Perch Commercial Harvest
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The Yellow Perch Call-In Number is 410-260-8322
The 2025-2026 Commercial Yellow Perch Fishery
is open as of December 1, 2025
2025 - 2026 Yellow Perch Total Harvest Information
As of 3/6/26, the total reported harvest for the 2025-2026 season is:
5,248 lbs and the total allowable catch is 23,632 lbs.
2025 - 2026 Upper Bay Harvest Information
4,032 lbs have been reported in the Upper Bay with 13,968 lbs remaining in the Upper Bay Quota,
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.
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

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.