steverowbotham Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 Well I decided to call it quits until the softwater after my last day of laker fishing, but this hard stuff didnt seem to be going anywhere, so I had to make one last trip out. The prospect of a perch fry was enticing, so a couple buddies and I headed out to a late season perch spot and made the march out. We're targetting sand/rock transitions getting closer to their spawning bays now. We set up along the ridge, I was the shallowest at 19 feet and they set up in 23 and 32 feet. I started off with a small jigging rap to look for some aggressive fish, and though the showed interest, they wouldnt commit to it. Switched to a pan slammer and knocked off a couple of decent dinner fish, but still wasnt getting the reactions I was looking for. When you're targetting these jumbo perch, they dont school in the same way that the little guys do. A lot of them are solitary or swim in small groups of 2-4 fish. A lot of moving is neccessary for success, or you can opt to be patient and wait for them. We moved around a bunch until we found a more consistent area in 18 feet. There was still a lot of blank screen but when the fish came through, they were the right ones. With the high sun and picky fish, I dropped down to 2lbs fluoro and a pan slammer on a 1/16 oz jighead. They needed enticing, but I managed to ice a good number of solid fish and I should be good for a couple meals while I wait for some open water crappie!!
Roy Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 Some really nice slabby perch there, Steve. Looks like a slushfest out there!
davey buoy Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) There a few nice hogs Steve!!!!!!!!!!!! WTG!! How was the shoreline where you got on?,saw some iffy ones the last couple of days. Edited March 31, 2013 by davey buoy
steverowbotham Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Posted March 31, 2013 Shoreline ice was sketchy at best on the way out, but on the way back in, we walked the last 50 feet on floater chunks, so it was my last day out for sure.
moxie Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 Way to pinch a few Steve. Glad to hear she's finally breaking up.
pidge Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 Jeeze man some really nice ones you got there thanks for sharing.
Old Ironmaker Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 Those slabs are ridiculous. Good on you. Happy Easter all.
Woodsman Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 Judging by your hands they look like decent perch. When you hold the fish out so much closer to the camera than your body it distorts the size of the fish, but I bet you already know this.
grizzlybri Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 way to go, those are some great looking jumbos.
BillM Posted March 31, 2013 Report Posted March 31, 2013 Sweet! Now lets hurry up with the ice out so I can chase after some crappie.
steverowbotham Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks everyone for the replies, fish fry was delicious
mr blizzard Posted April 2, 2013 Report Posted April 2, 2013 Beautiful fish and am sure you enjoyed dinner, glad u had a great day, used to really enjoy the late winter simcoe perch fishing. Now you can get ready for the soft water season.
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