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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Brushcrawler on November 27, 2016, 03:21:06 PM

Title: Perch
Post by: Brushcrawler on November 27, 2016, 03:21:06 PM: If you are bored and on the wet side of the state...
The perch in Lake Washington are schooled up pretty well between 60 and 80 feet. Not too hard to get decent sized fish this time of year.
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Post by: Trapper John on December 04, 2016, 07:05:16 PM: Thanks. What are you using for bait?
JC :hello:
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Post by: Brushcrawler on December 04, 2016, 07:41:52 PM: Works work well, but if you get tired of dealing with them some days slivers of perch meat or small jigs can be just as good.
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Post by: Brushcrawler on December 04, 2016, 07:42:51 PM: That should have been 'worms' work well.
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Post by: fish vacuum on December 06, 2016, 10:25:08 PM: I keep saying I need to target perch in the local lakes. I catch them incidentally from time to time.
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Post by: Angry Perch on December 08, 2016, 01:39:46 PM: Quote from: fish vacuum on December 06, 2016, 10:25:08 PM
I keep saying I need to target perch in the local lakes. I catch them incidentally from time to time.

Winter is definitely the time to do it. I bailed out on jigs years ago, as they take too long to get down 50-60 feet. Spoons with droppers kick ass. Chunk of worm until you get a fish, then small strips of perch meat, skin on, as they last a while on the hook.
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Post by: sagerat on December 08, 2016, 02:19:16 PM: Those look cool. Where do you get them?
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Post by: Angry Perch on December 08, 2016, 03:37:09 PM: Quote from: sagerat on December 08, 2016, 02:19:16 PM
Those look cool. Where do you get them?

fishusa.com, although you can make something similar pretty easily. Heavy spoon (think kastmaster, not needlefish) with a short piece of line, wire, chain down to the hook. Drop them down and whack the bottom a few times, then bring up a foot or so. Some times they like a little shake or a jig.

http://www.fishusa.com/product/Hali-Sukkula-Jigs
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Post by: Angry Perch on December 08, 2016, 03:43:52 PM: Northland also has some good spoons, and sells dropper chains with hooks.
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Post by: sled on December 08, 2016, 04:12:56 PM: Don't forget the Swedish pimple! I use it as a weight and set up a drop shot rig. Always tip the pimple with bait.
Am wondering if any one has fished Stevens for perch in the winter?
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Post by: 762Armo on December 08, 2016, 05:29:32 PM: I gotta find a dock to go cast off of. Perch are pretty tasty.
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Post by: fish vacuum on December 09, 2016, 06:03:27 PM: How long are those jigging spoons?
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Post by: Bullkllr on December 09, 2016, 06:07:27 PM: On lakes where chumming is legal, we have had good success punching holes in a can of cat food or tuna and weighting it and sinking it below the boat. Give the line a yank every once in a while. Seem to keep the school around. A mesh bag of chopped up fish scraps works even better.
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Post by: Angry Perch on December 10, 2016, 07:38:23 AM: Quote from: fish vacuum on December 09, 2016, 06:03:27 PM
How long are those jigging spoons?

1 1/2" - 2" , not including dropper.
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Post by: fish vacuum on December 10, 2016, 05:21:35 PM: I might have to dig through my spoon boxes and see what I have that would work for perch.
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Post by: Ridgeratt on December 10, 2016, 05:23:57 PM: The eye of a Perch is also a great bait to use. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Angry Perch on December 11, 2016, 11:09:30 AM: Quote from: fish vacuum on December 10, 2016, 05:21:35 PM
I might have to dig through my spoon boxes and see what I have that would work for perch.

Anything heavy and straight. Any curve causes a flutter and slows the drop. Part of the key to keeping a school is keeping bait down there.
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Post by: Trapper John on December 27, 2016, 01:18:04 PM: So are anybody catching any? If you are where? East side or west side?
Lets see some pictures of them. :drool:
JC
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Post by: sled on December 28, 2016, 07:01:51 PM: Quote from: Trapper John on December 27, 2016, 01:18:04 PM

So are anybody catching any? If you are where? East side or west side?
Lets see some pictures of them. :drool:
JC
this was my last trip on Lake Stevens. West side.