Got a chance to hit the back swamps of this area. But the high water and wind sent me home early. You just can’t find bass when their in the shallows above the bank. Weather here this spring has been crazy. If it’s not cold and windy then it’s raining. Memorial day in a few with temps in the 80’s like it should be. I’m going to try the Chowan River next time out. Praise God we sold that house in 4 days. Now it’s fishing time. 
The heat slowed down a bit today, so I hit the swamp in Jamesville. Water temp was 85. I found some shade and few small bass on the drop offs. Black creature bait worked again. I swear they must breed those yellow flys down in that town. Off the water by 12 as it got into 90 degrees and humid. Come on Sept!!
Thanks that was interesting… Later J
Very instructive. The number of times fish mouth and reject a bait undetected was eyebrow-raising.
That’s because he doesn’t know how to find them, either. I doubt anybody does.
Perch hang out on flats in winter, at least I’ve never found them elsewhere. A flat isn’t necessarily perfectly horizontal, but it can’t have much slope. In Utah, perch are typically found on flats from 20’ to 60’, sometimes deeper. The obvious exceptions are Mantua, Willard and Utah Lake where they dont have access to those depths. The tough part is finding exactly where on the flat the perch might be because perch roam a lot. If you can find some structure like a weed edge, scattered rock, a shrub or a sudden depth change odds are those areas will attract perch at some point during the day because those spots produce insects, crayfish and minnows. Hope that helps some.
I thought that this was an interesting video on YouTube. Hope the link works. Enjoy
