04-10-2014, 11:56 PM
All I know is that everywhere I went 2 weeks ago out there I caught 5-8" perch... While trolling for trout... My fish finder was literally hitting large schools of perch everywhere I went. Over and over and over. My opinion (which is like a-holes) is that there are too many perch and they are getting stunted due to lack of food. Once those perch get much bigger than 5" there are not really any predators to control their numbers. CJ is an amazing fishery and I think all that ice fishing pressure didn't make a dent.
lot's of little perch or mediocre numbers of big ones?
I never keep more than 40. That's plenty to fillet more than that and it's just not fun. 40 perch lasts me 3 months.
The smallies should get real big on all these little perch which will be cool. Wish the trout would get big enough to eat em like at Cascade.
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lot's of little perch or mediocre numbers of big ones?
I never keep more than 40. That's plenty to fillet more than that and it's just not fun. 40 perch lasts me 3 months.
The smallies should get real big on all these little perch which will be cool. Wish the trout would get big enough to eat em like at Cascade.
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