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Published: August 3, 2008
Fishing for small fry
What many call ‘perch' are actually sunfish — and they're great for beginners and advanced fishermen
By Ed Godfrey
DEEP FORK RIVER – It's been a long time since I did any "perch-jerking.”

As a kid, I can remember on occasion catching a basket of perch for supper, or what I thought were perch.

Since I've started covering the outdoors for The Oklahoman , the experts at the state Wildlife Department have educated me on a few things.

For one, what many Oklahomans identify as perch, or bream, are not really perch. They ar...

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