So my last fish for 2018 on was a perch! A very first for me on the fly, we have actually hooked a couple of whilst trolling the lake from the boat however never ever captured one on the fly. The New Zealand Perch originated from the Tasmanian stock that were highlighted from England in the 1870s. They are well developed in both Otago and Southland and choose the slower moving and still water environments where they feed primarily on typical bullies, inanga, smelt and fresh water cray fish.