There was a time Quinn when there was no limit on Perch in Ontario, probably before you were born. 2 green garbage bags of Perch could be had in Atherly in a few hours. If there was please correct me, if there was we were young kids that were ignorant of the regs. I don't even know if regs were published in the 50's.
Probably very true. I believe the green garbage bag statement applied to every species back then though, it was the norm. At least from all the stories you hear.
I can only assume they have just as much anglers and angling pressure, so the possession fact surprised me for sure, especially because perch are rather easy to catch.