07-25-2006, 01:11 AM
Went up to Rock Cliffs today. I thought that the crowds would be bad, but not so. The fishing was good. The bass numbers caught were good, not spectacular, but the size of the fish was excellent, compared to the results of my previous X trips this year.[
] Halfway into the day, I went for a few perch for dinner. I had to work for them a bit, but was able to get a nice batch without too much difficulty. They are localized, and when found, tend to be right into the trees and stick ups. A few snags were inevitable. The bigger perch also were localized, but once you get one good one, more will be available in the vicinity. Chartreuse tube jigs tipped with crawler worked very well. Once I had my dinner, it was back to the bass and they were willing to be exercised until I needed to go at 3 PM. Green stick baits and chartreuse grubs were readily accepted.
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] Halfway into the day, I went for a few perch for dinner. I had to work for them a bit, but was able to get a nice batch without too much difficulty. They are localized, and when found, tend to be right into the trees and stick ups. A few snags were inevitable. The bigger perch also were localized, but once you get one good one, more will be available in the vicinity. Chartreuse tube jigs tipped with crawler worked very well. Once I had my dinner, it was back to the bass and they were willing to be exercised until I needed to go at 3 PM. Green stick baits and chartreuse grubs were readily accepted.[signature]