Piscatorial Pursuit of Perch

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Comment by Scott Brever on August 6, 2014 at 5:35pm

Hi

Everybody

I haven't been on this site in along time but I have some pictures of perch to share..

Caught in Lake Michigan this season..

Two fish in these pictures one is 14 1/2 inches other is 15 1/2 inches..20140806_083656.jpg

Comment by John Sheehan on June 16, 2014 at 10:58am

Dick, you are not the first one to tell me Lake Erie ,IS the place for numbers of big Perch .Drifting and dragging a baited jig and anchoring on a school ,YUP you know ! DROP to bottom ,DRAG, LIFT a foot off bottom, WHILE DRIFTING ,till ya make contact is what I do as well Summer /early fall till they come back to the shallows . I absolutely agree with you they are GREAT table fare and I enjoyed hearing you say the memories are there to stick . A great fish ,right Dick!

Comment by John Sheehan on June 16, 2014 at 10:52am

Welcome Maurie Hefner! Amazing Perch ,you're getting into!

Comment by dick tabbert on June 16, 2014 at 10:16am

Thanks John since I have declared perch being the best eating fish on the planet I guess maybe this is a good place to be. I'll try to add a little bit of my experience's on perch fishing. These are my opinions that I have experienced. Lake Erie is our number one lake in this area for perch. When I was young my dad and I and uncles and cousins use to go out often in the fall. We would get hundreds of yellow perch of course this was many years ago since I was a boy. We would go out to where we thought the fish were throw the anchor and fish. Back then there was no such thing as a fish finder you would go off your last outing experiences. As I got older I ask dad to hold of on the anchor till we caught some fish drifting. This was like a fish finder to me and worked quit well. We most always caught loads of perch. The key to lake Erie was to let your bait all the way to the bottom probably 12' to 15' foot around here in Northwest Ohio. We would reel in 3 turns of the reel and wait for that special bite. Most time we didn't have to wait long and the action was on. Them were memories I'll never forget along with some of the finest table fare I know.

Comment by John Sheehan on June 16, 2014 at 7:47am

Welcome Dick Tabbert!

Comment by John Sheehan on June 16, 2014 at 6:24am

Hey guys, checkout Maurie Heffners Jumbo Perch! Great job Maurie!   http://bigbluegill.com/photo/img-0800?xg_source=activity

Comment by John Sheehan on June 6, 2014 at 7:37am

The fishing was good Sam .That pipe inlet after a rain is a bonanza  anytime of year . 'Cept ice fishing time.

Comment by John Sheehan on June 6, 2014 at 7:35am

Correct on the rod Sam .The reel is a Pflueger Supreme .

Comment by Sam Waters on June 6, 2014 at 7:28am

John, looks like a saint croix rod, but can't place the reel. Is that a Shimano?

Comment by Sam Waters on June 6, 2014 at 7:26am

Looks liked ya did well after the rain John.
Glad you got into them.

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