10-27-2006, 04:03 AM
well, location location location is what it is all about, you either got good real estate or bad. and some times good can go bad and bad can go good, which is the case for perch.
perch are always moving, unlike gills or crappie that will come in and linger for a while before moving on to another location.
the most important tip I can give you for finding them is "use the X Y method" find the drop off "X", drill holes along the drop off every 10 feet. go back and forth untill you catch a perch, if you dont get one in about 15 minutes drill another 4-5 holes along the same axcess and fish them, just go back and forth from hole to hole, this includes fishing the previous holes as well, if nothing shows up repeat the process untill you catch a perch.
from the hole you catch the perch in, "dosnt matter what size" drill holes every 10 feet apart going closer in to shore and away from shore. 6 or seven holes will do nicely, work your way in and out from shore,
the trick with perch is thay move in to the shallow and streight back out again. so once you have found them mark it on a gps unit, I do have to tell ya that when you are catching perch from that hole you wont be catching much of any thing else.
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perch are always moving, unlike gills or crappie that will come in and linger for a while before moving on to another location.
the most important tip I can give you for finding them is "use the X Y method" find the drop off "X", drill holes along the drop off every 10 feet. go back and forth untill you catch a perch, if you dont get one in about 15 minutes drill another 4-5 holes along the same axcess and fish them, just go back and forth from hole to hole, this includes fishing the previous holes as well, if nothing shows up repeat the process untill you catch a perch.
from the hole you catch the perch in, "dosnt matter what size" drill holes every 10 feet apart going closer in to shore and away from shore. 6 or seven holes will do nicely, work your way in and out from shore,
the trick with perch is thay move in to the shallow and streight back out again. so once you have found them mark it on a gps unit, I do have to tell ya that when you are catching perch from that hole you wont be catching much of any thing else.
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