Perch Fishing is on!

BigBassin144 · 10-19-09, 07:17 AM

My dad and I got out yesterday perch fishing at a reservoir south of Toledo.

We started fishing at about 8:30 and at about 1:30 we were out of minnows and had 39 yellow perch in the cooler.

The smallest fish was probably a bit under 8", which is still a good perch. The largest two or three measure about 11" But I'd say all but a few were over 9".

We didn't throw a single one back due to small size. While we didn't catch our limit (40 per person), we did get enough for a couple good fish fries!

We were using droppers off a 2' leader, but I didn't feel like tying one on my DS rod, so I hooked the minnows through the lips and dropshotted for perch. I could feel every little nibble with my braid mainline. And gammy dropshot/splitshot hooks work great for perch, lol.

BB

rrw4258 · 10-19-09, 10:30 AM

BB, was that at Findlay?

Ryan

BigBassin144 · 10-19-09, 02:29 PM

Yes it was. I guess the some locals are pissed too because a couple people put it on OGF and now there's tons of boats there. there are probably close to 20, all fishing the same 60-70 yds of shoreline.

BB

rrw4258 · 10-19-09, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Yes it was. I guess the some locals are pissed too because a couple people put it on OGF and now there's tons of boats there. there are probably close to 20, all fishing the same 60-70 yds of shoreline.

BB

Wow, that's alot of boats on a little bit of shoreline... same thing happened here in Bellevue, word got out by OGF that one of the reservoirs was getting good bass, and the next thing you know we went from a reservoir loaded with big bass 3-5+ lbs, and now I have not caught a fish bigger than 12" from there in the past two and a half years! It sucks...

Ryan

rrw4258 · 10-19-09, 11:33 PM

Just curious, were you guys in a boat or bank?

Ryan

BigBassin144 · 10-20-09, 07:38 AM

We took our boat. There were a couple guys fishing from shore with bobbers, but all they caught was crappie. I only saw one guys shore fishing that was catching any perch.

BB

BigBassin144 · 10-20-09, 08:46 PM

Finally able to get the pic off my phone, so here it is.

BB

bcklash · 10-21-09, 12:31 PM

Looks like some good eating to me, and I know how good you can cook.

Bob Smith · 10-21-09, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

but all they caught was crappie.
BB

My dear boy, down here in the south those crappie would be considered a good thing!

10-19-09, 07:17 AM	#1
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Perch Fishing is on! My dad and I got out yesterday perch fishing at a reservoir south of Toledo. We started fishing at about 8:30 and at about 1:30 we were out of minnows and had 39 yellow perch in the cooler. The smallest fish was probably a bit under 8", which is still a good perch. The largest two or three measure about 11" But I'd say all but a few were over 9". We didn't throw a single one back due to small size. While we didn't catch our limit (40 per person), we did get enough for a couple good fish fries! We were using droppers off a 2' leader, but I didn't feel like tying one on my DS rod, so I hooked the minnows through the lips and dropshotted for perch. I could feel every little nibble with my braid mainline. And gammy dropshot/splitshot hooks work great for perch, lol. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

10-19-09, 10:30 AM	#2
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	BB, was that at Findlay? Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

10-19-09, 02:29 PM	#3
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Yes it was. I guess the some locals are pissed too because a couple people put it on OGF and now there's tons of boats there. there are probably close to 20, all fishing the same 60-70 yds of shoreline. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

10-19-09, 11:33 PM	#5
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Just curious, were you guys in a boat or bank? Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

10-20-09, 07:38 AM	#6
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	We took our boat. There were a couple guys fishing from shore with bobbers, but all they caught was crappie. I only saw one guys shore fishing that was catching any perch. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

10-20-09, 08:46 PM	#7
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Finally able to get the pic off my phone, so here it is. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

10-21-09, 12:31 PM	#8
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Looks like some good eating to me, and I know how good you can cook. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

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