Page 1 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Research and Development Report No. 279* November 6, 1972 THE FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF THE BLUEGILL AND YELLOW PERCH IN LAKES WITH GOOD AND POOR FISHING 1 By Percy W. Laarman and James C. Schneider Introduction The bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, and the yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill), are found in most inland lakes in