01-21-2025, 09:34 PM
Hit RP on ice for the first time this season, and has been said in other reports, it is HOT for perch right now, and likely will be as long as we can get on the ice...MW Scott shared my shelter this frigid A.M..Monday, Trump Inauguration Day...easily done, cuz 1 pole was all you could concentrate on with the bite being so fast..Our fish finders must have been on different frequencies, cuz we each used our own by our holes, and there was no "interference" on either, other than the multiple perch marks..Average fish size (at least as of now) could be the problem for now, and maybe future, because of this (as of now) high quantity of perch...we knew there was a very successful spawn the last couple years, because of good water, and trolling during open water season showed huge clouds of (suspect) perch...Perch fillets are a treat..maybe takes awhile to 'clean' a bunch, especially in the 8 to 9" range, but worth it when you treat yourself, family, or friends to a perch fry you can easily do, that would rival a "Friday Nite Fish Fry" back in a Bar in Wisconsin....right now we should be taking advantage of this resource, try to reduce some of the numbers here at RP, respect the fish and fishery, clean up the ice after yourself....and bring home the perch...see you on the ice...Guluk...