tapout Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Was out on Simcoe yesterday at Virgina Beach and had a great day. No wind and temps were comfortable. I did not use a hut. Cars, trucks, minivans, snowmobiles, ATV's and even a cesna that flew really low over the Hut-Town ( HT ) at maybe 150 - 200 feet up, it was all there. What are the minimum altitude limits for aircraft anyhow? I usually avoid the hustle and bustle of hut-town and yesterday was no different. On the way out I talked to a few people who were already set up and were catching nothing note worthy. I took this info and headed away from HT and drilled a pair of holes. Got a hit within 30 seconds. Up comes..a 4 incher. Back down the hole it goes. After an hour and about 6 perch later with two 9 inch keepers I moved a couple hundred feet and again drilled another pair of holes. More of the same. I have now 5 perch at about 9 - 10 inches. Not looking too good. I pack up once again and this time I head on a long relocation walk and set up on a new spot. Bingo! There they were. I got 13 keepers within the first half hour with all over 10 inches and 8 at 11 + inches. It petered down for the next 15 - 20 minutes so I drilled another set of holes about 30 feet away and there they were again. Once those holes slowed I drilled another 2 holes but apart so my fishing area would look diamond shaped from above. Then my arms were tired from drilling the 11+ inches of ice I just decided to cycle though those 6 holes and thats all she wrote. Kept getting consistent action the rest of the day by doing that with about 90 perch and 1 herring which was probably about 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. That was my first ever herring so I guess thats a PB there too. lol. Back into the drink it went. I caught my personal PB perch as well. She was 14 1/2 inches long with a 11 1/8th girth. Big swollen belly likely full of roe. Anyone wanna guess to a possible weight? As much as I wanted to keep her to show everyone and with my camera batteries dead, I decided to let her pass on her genetics and back down she went. I already had enough others. Came home with 39 in total. Spent many hours today filleting them and cooking a bunch with at least 2 more meals put in the freezer. Was all the effort, lost sleep and money spent worth those meals of fish? ABSOLUETLY! Cheers everyone. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Great stuff Tony! 500 feet vertical or horizontal from vessel or sole.. unless landing or taking off, guess he must have been going around after seeing people.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormdunker Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanx for the report. Sounds like U had a good day. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Really solidifies the experience when a plan of attack is successful. Awesome report and congrats on the Herring!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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