White Perch on the Fly If you are not having any luck with early season stripers (Morone saxitalis), and you have some extra time near sunset, you might get a tug on the line from their cousin Morone Americana, better known as white perch. Also called “silver bass,” they look just like a chunky striper without the stripes. If someone were to tell you one method for finding and catching the mysterious white perch, you would most likely have no idea about what they were talking about unless you actually saw it for yourself. The method that I learned during the 1960s, and know about, takes place in brackish salt ponds. They are somewhat nocturnal and their eyes are light sensitive, so after sunset, white perch become active, feeding, rising, and swirling. In my area on Cape Cod, I have found that on mild evenings, after April 19 th , and into the month of May, perch can be caught fairly easily during a brief window ...