Perch

Posted by Greybeard on Aug 28th, 2010 in Fishing | Comments Off

Well,  we finally got out for of a day of Perch Fishing.  We went out into the shipping channel,   31 ft, pretty much east of  Point AuGres.   About 5 hours of fishing brought us 19 keepers,  and a bunch of babies.   With the little ones stealing minnows,  I’d guess that we went through about 4  dozen minnows.   A lone hook baited with a nightcrawler,  brought in nothing.   The fish finder was showing us small schools of roaming fish,  likely the Perch we were catching,   but absolutley nothing that looked anything like a Walleye,   or even a Sheepshead or Catfish.

I’m longing for the Walleye to return,   pulling in a Perch,  just doesn’t excite me like hauling in a big Walleye from 100 ft out.   We did catch a couple of very good sized Perch,   but there’s just not anything there that could be called a fight.   I would think that all of these small (bait stealing) Perch,  are a good sign for the future.   With all the minnows they steal,  they should be growing.



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