Riparian Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riparian Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Amazing how Lake Simcoe doesn't run out of Perch.Interesting it's still capable of producing some jumbo Perch as well. It sure is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riparian Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 70 views and 6 people voted lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 wheres the poll that say's when and if you catch perch---lol my luck will change... Dann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Some days you get a dozen or so jumbos=good for a meal, other days you catch a bunch of little Johnsons, just like gambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Well now that i think about it...i have always had different days on lady lake simcoe,it seems that my luck is always changing out there specially while ice fishing,its like i never have 2 days the same,days when i think im going to catch alot i dont catch many...while days im not really trying i will hit the motherlode !!!!!....maybe thats what keeps me going back...i never know what im going to catch,ive been way out fishing for lake trout and caught perch ???? ive been perch fishing and caught lake trout...its weird things like that always happen to me out on simcoe !!!! and hey now we all have to wait a few years till those muskies all start to get bigger they stocked 9000 this year,so we might be chasing them in a few im looking forward to that for sure,as well as every year there are big walleyes caught too...i really want to catch a big one out there this spring....it gives me something to look forward too !!!! thanks for the thread its cool.....cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjcanoe Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I'll be putting this theory to the test again tomorrow (Sunday morn) out of Gilford jjcanoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufasa001 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Theory proved today by me at Gilford. Lots of dinks, with a few jumbos sprinkled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmaster Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 and hey now we all have to wait a few years till those muskies all start to get bigger they stocked 9000 this year,so we might be chasing them in a few im looking forward to that for sure, Those Muskie should eat up a few dinky perch ...you can't always catch Jumbo's but if you only keep Jumbo's all the time they will disappear... big perch spawn big perch dinky perch make for dinky perch ..if Lady Simcoe had a slot say no bigger then 12" you would see many big trophys come outa that lake ..hate to say it but way to many Jumbo's have taken there toll on that lake .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) And what do you all Classifie as a jumbo???? Edited January 27, 2008 by misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger520vx Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I believe its random chance but Cooks is one of the 3 areas on Simcoe I have caught or seen caught a true 2lb perch (ice or not) on a "regular" basis. That being said, you have to do everything in your powers to stack the deck in your favour (its really the definition of angling). I personally have 1 goal ever time I hit that lake for "rings", its to get one that weighs 2.26 lbs or better verified, weighed, documented & released. There are certainly less 10-12 inch Perch then I recall even a decade ago but I've seen the sport and efficiency of ice anglers grow quicker in that period to, probably more then any other fishing niche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork soaker Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 cooks bay is the one place i go when i want guaranteed perch. you have to move around a lot to get them over 9 inches, but if you can't catch perch on cooks bay on a daily basis your doing something wrong. no bait needed, just keep moving. all you need is one rod with a jigging spoon to stir up silt, one rod with a small jiggin rap, and one rod with with a small bug type bait, and a rubber power maggot or gulp, or something like that. with these 3 items, your equipped. you will sort through plenty of fish, i find 7-8 inches is pretty average. the ideal keepers in my mind are 9-10 inches, anything under and over goes back, like i said you will have to move and sort to get these fish. so yes, there is a real mix of size in cooks bay, but its easy pickings. throw those fat bellied sows back when you do catch them, they are just a waste anyway all roe, with a nice back fillet, but you can get nearly as much meat off a 10 inch perch. might as well let them breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riparian Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 cooks bay is the one place i go when i want guaranteed perch. you have to move around a lot to get them over 9 inches, but if you can't catch perch on cooks bay on a daily basis your doing something wrong. no bait needed, just keep moving. all you need is one rod with a jigging spoon to stir up silt, one rod with a small jiggin rap, and one rod with with a small bug type bait, and a rubber power maggot or gulp, or something like that. with these 3 items, your equipped. you will sort through plenty of fish, i find 7-8 inches is pretty average. the ideal keepers in my mind are 9-10 inches, anything under and over goes back, like i said you will have to move and sort to get these fish. so yes, there is a real mix of size in cooks bay, but its easy pickings. throw those fat bellied sows back when you do catch them, they are just a waste anyway all roe, with a nice back fillet, but you can get nearly as much meat off a 10 inch perch. might as well let them breed. good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I gotta agree with Cork Soaker... no live bait required and as the ice season grows older, those biggins convert so much body mass into roe, it just seems like a waste. Still a ton of fun though! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 70 views and 6 people voted lol I guess some people like myself, didn't know where Cook Bay was and after reading the post, realized it was on Simcoe and couldn't vote because I've never fished it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riparian Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Ya, I realized that after I posted it that people who dont fish cooks bay would still read the topic. I wasant complaining, I just noticed that in 40 min 70 people looked at the topic and didnt vote. my mistake. Sorry for offending you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skeeter99 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 would not even waste my time on cooks bay bigger and more perch in other areas of the lake, it just cooks bay is easy to get to that is why it gets so much attention way overated, but it has it times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterwolf Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 headin' out in the mornin' to a friends hut . he says it's over 75 feet of water on kempenfelt bay . it's a virgin spot so i'm bringing out the hand auger to cover some ground incase it's quiet at that location.hoping for some wh itefish action. if not i'm heading for the perch.it's late , i gotta hit the sack. i'll do the poll tommorow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeXXington Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Those Muskie should eat up a few dinky perch ...you can't always catch Jumbo's but if you only keep Jumbo's all the time they will disappear... big perch spawn big perch dinky perch make for dinky perch ..if Lady Simcoe had a slot say no bigger then 12" you would see many big trophys come outa that lake ..hate to say it but way to many Jumbo's have taken there toll on that lake .. Agree and disagree, too many dinks also don't allow the food comsuption to get bigger. Once the main fishing season kicks off perch take a back seat most of the time. Wonder if a perch closed season would make a difference ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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