Yellow Perch Daily Double.......10/26/2013

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on October 28, 2013 at 4:20pm

These are blackwater perch Vince......the fins become bright red around here during the late winter spawn and many locals simply call them "red fin"....we had a very challenging bite David with nearly a 20 degree drop in water temps in just a couple days.....tipping with crickets was important during these trips.......These perch fatten up in the creeks of the Albemarle Sound river system before spawning in late January to February in the open shallows of our rivers and creeks John....

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on October 28, 2013 at 10:45am

Nice shot Jeffrey and hope you guys had a great trip together for some quality time fishing etc...........

Comment by Leo Nguyen on October 28, 2013 at 10:32am

Beautiful combo.

Comment by John Sheehan on October 28, 2013 at 6:49am

Are those Perch going up a creek channel ?

Comment by John Sheehan on October 28, 2013 at 6:49am

Two fine specimens !Thata way Jeffrey.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 27, 2013 at 6:20pm

Did you guys do any fishing without tipping, a comparison if you will?

I was hoping to hear that....

Good to see perch. I was unaware they were salt tolerant.

Comment by Vince Fusco on October 27, 2013 at 5:35pm

Two nice perch, Jeffrey! I cannot tell from the picture, but are they black water fish? Those bright orange fins are great. Here some seem to have the real orange fins, and the others have just regular colored fins. I am not sure why that is. Does anyone on here know why some are bright orange, and the others not?

Comment by dink dailey on October 27, 2013 at 5:23pm

nice perch, we used to catch them like that through the ice on coldwater lake in mich.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on October 27, 2013 at 4:59pm

Thanks Ken....state record is a little under three pounds......these guys make great tablefare!

Comment by Slip Sinker on October 27, 2013 at 4:48pm

I thought NC didnt grow jumbos!