perch fishin

[KH.]

i heard there were perch in the lake i fish,i have mever caught one seen one eaten one,hell i havnt even done anything that has to do with them.does anypme know there feeding habits,lures to throw, time of day,ect. its a fish i have to catch one

[Marty]

I've just targeted perch a few times; the majority of my perch have been caught while trying for bass. But they will take a variety of lures. My top two choices, in no particular order, would be small grubs on jigheads and small crankbaits. I've seen perch in shallow, weedy, largemouth-type water and deeper, clearer, open, smallmouth-type water. Lousy fighters, great eating, although I haven't kept any fish in many years.

[thomas32140]

ok i love fishing perch and you should try throwin some cricket by some cover or a bitsy minnow about 6lb test

[BPoi523433]

Being a person who has come quite close to a state record for white and yellow perch i'm gonna hafta disagree with marty and say i've always found the whites to be pretty decent fighters.

Ive caught them on plastic worms, real small jigs, and once a little daredevil, but the biggest were on real worms or shiners

[KH.]

do they lay on bottom???or do they suspend

[H2O]

Originally Posted by kh51501

do they lay on bottom???or do they suspend

They always move vertically! lol...

I should say they suspend most times. live baits probably are the best. worm always work very well.

[KH.]

Originally Posted by thomas32140

ok i love fishing perch and you should try throwin some cricket by some cover or a bitsy minnow about 6lb test

do you mean live cricket

[Marty]

Being a person who has come quite close to a state record for white and yellow perch i'm gonna hafta disagree with marty and say i've always found the whites to be pretty decent fighters.

We may not be in disagreement. I don't know about others, but when I see the word "perch" without a qualifier, I take that to mean yellow perch and that's what I was talking about. I agree that the whites are a good fight on light tackle; I've never eaten one.

[KH.]

there white perch

[Marty]

Originally Posted by kh51501

there white perch

I used to go to this one spot where occasionally there was a school of white perch and white bass. I always used a small grub on a 1/16 oz. jighead, but I'm sure other lures would have worked fine too. I've caught them accidentally on a variety of lures, mostly crankbaits.