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Post by choochoo on Mar 4, 2017 7:17:48 GMT -5
I enjoyed the club meeting last night. Very informative. One thing I took away from it is that if there is a species in the lake that needs more pressure, it's white perch. How about we share some fishing techniques and areas (and maybe recipes) for these fingerling eaters. I for one would love to be able to wear them out in the summer when the stripers need a break. Any perch pros out there?
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Post by tiltntrim on Mar 4, 2017 7:35:52 GMT -5
Good idea!
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Post by drag4striper on Mar 4, 2017 7:49:11 GMT -5
Johnr knows his stuff on those critters, maybe he will chime in.
Thinking he knows of some utube videos that are good.
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Post by johnr on Mar 4, 2017 10:14:37 GMT -5
Hey I can't give out my info, I've got the fishery all to myself!! Kidding.
But yes, I enjoy targeting white perch and I keep every one that comes on the boat. Every one.
They can be caught year round, almost anywhere in the lake. in the spring, they will be shallow and following bait. Catch them on small flashy crank baits, crappie jigs, drifted crawlers, small spoons, and even minnows and alewives. 10 feet and less usually.
In the summer, they push a bit deeper, 20-25 ft and can be located in coves and major creeks. I get them on 3 hook sabiki type rigs with worms, minnows, spoons and flies.
In the fall, they can be anywhere. They are aggressively chasing young of year shad. Tie on a 2" rattletrap and go work it in the major creeks. Points and cuts will hold many many fish. And they'll eat it all day.
In the winter they push deep into the creek channels. I catch them around the timbered edges on alewives, minnows, cut bait, spoons and jigs. Find one and you've found a thousand usually.
I fish for them from the dam to explore park and ponderosa. They are all over.
My best day has been 59 keeprs all over 12" at the dam in April. That took about an hour and a half until I was out of alewives.
Fillet them, remove the little bit of dark meat and fry them up like a crappie.
Keep your artificial bait moving. They like it fast.
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Post by choochoo on Mar 4, 2017 12:32:10 GMT -5
Ten to twelve inch fish that can be caught 20, 30, 40 plus at a time? I'll take some of that action!! Plus I have an 11 year old that will eat that up. John, you have a standing offer on my boat to tutor me in your ways.
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Post by johnr on Mar 4, 2017 13:33:13 GMT -5
I'd love to show y'all sometime. They can be a finicky fish, which is surprising considering their aggressive nature. So they are challenging to catch and even find sometimes. But when you do find some and figure them out, it's on.
I also wanted to mention that they can be readily caught day and night fishing small chunks of cut bait on the bottom around points and in coves. I do it just like I'm fishing for catfish, but I use smaller tackle and smaller bait.
And of course, they'll hang out on and under docks especially in the lower lake.
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Post by primetime on Mar 4, 2017 20:39:44 GMT -5
Anybody have a pic?
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Post by johnr on Mar 4, 2017 21:51:57 GMT -5
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Post by johnr on Mar 4, 2017 21:52:55 GMT -5
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Post by johnr on Mar 4, 2017 21:55:43 GMT -5
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Post by johnr on Mar 4, 2017 21:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by hotdog on Mar 4, 2017 22:31:13 GMT -5
Their some good eat'n!
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Post by fatdaddy on Mar 5, 2017 14:13:56 GMT -5
They are good eat,n but there fun to catch !! & I realy like them nails for fins on the top !!!
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Post by Red Bear on Mar 17, 2017 14:56:56 GMT -5
I rarely get into any white perch as big as in the pictures above unless its early spring or late fall(ie- cooler weather and cooler water). but i get harassed by them literally all summer as well while catfishing. and 99% are really small. and during the spawn they, ummmm, milk all over you. and those little sharp spines on their back fins will stab you good, plus they like to try and slice your hand open when they flair out those sharp gills they have. they've drawn my blood with both. truely a nuisance fish. i have caught them on nightcrawlers, shrimp, cut bait, minnows, and chicken livers. i've caught them not because they got hooked, but because they managed to suck in a hook too big for them to spit out of their mouth. Ive caught two on one single point hook at the same time, one was hooked and the other just hung on for the ride and didnt let go until i pulled them onto the dock. my uncle couldnt believe that one but he saw it with his own eyes. ive never caught one on artificial though. i've constantly thrown those small tiny rattle traps and not one taker, toss out a nightcrawler and its gone. notorious bait thieves as well. i always throw them back though if i dont use them for cutbait. did catch a striper on cut bait from one of them though, 15 mins later caught a catfish on the same piece lol
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