Piscatorial Pursuit of Perch

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A place to share seasonal Yellow Perch and White Perch Tecniques to increase catches.

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Ice Out Perch Too!

by charlie flanders

Mar 2, 2011

Would like to learn more about catching these tastie little fellows this time of year as well as gills. Do perch perfer moving water for spawning when it's available? Would I look for them bumping up to the dams this time of year? Live bait of artificals or both.

I catch most of my perch drifting in the summer but never really target them. What are the their perferred water type?

 

THanks Guys

 

Was walleye fishing last night below a dam and saw a tangled perch rig laying on the bank. Someone fishing panfish. Water temp was 35°. Book says they spawn at about 45° to 52°. If so it will be a while still. Still have snow cover around here!

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    John Sheehan

    Yup Jim is proving to be the PERCH MAN  again!

    Mar 4, 2011

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      John Sheehan

      Perch fishing is on in New Jersey !!Many yellows caught from shore yesterday near a pipe inlet at NW corner of small Cupsaw lake . Ice was still on other areas of the lake. Didn't take a temp but more than 30 fish were caught .Mostly Yellow Perch many Blue Gills, 4 PSeeds and 1 thick 10" White Perch.All fish caught using 4#test.
       Mealworms on a #10 dry fly hook ,slip floated at 4-5 '.Mealworm on 32nd oz feather jig(Mister twister ,Lightning Bug ) ,slip floated at 4-5'.32nd oz. MT L- bug with yellow twister tail and 64th oz. jig with orange tail.Johnson spoon/ Twister Shad combo. caught the biggest YP (10" and fat) ALL FISH RELEASED.
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      Mar 13, 2011

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        John Sheehan

        Great looking YPerch Jim.

        The Yellows and Gills were hitting jigs in 8th,16th and 64th oz. (Marabous and Bucktails) today from shore. Tipped witth mealies and a few untipped.

        Apr 4, 2011