how is fishing in buffalo

[captainjoe]

Went west out of SP yesterday. Got 8 Walleye, several monster sheep head, a few white perch, several silver bass - a few were really large ( did anyone ever try them ? ) There were a bunch of boats out there. My partner calls them white perch but I think that they might be big shad or something like that. ???? In the spring I see many dead along the shore line. ??? I think Fishkiller and myself had conversation about this before??? Maybe he knows? Or how about Bailey? We haven't heard from him in a while.

[lineman49]

The white bass taste like a bass. the white perch are suppose to taste pretty close to the yellow perch. the hard part is telling the diff. between the two for me. Bailey is working all the time but full of info!

[RedPearl]

Here's a good link with side by side pictures. I've never tried the teeth on tongue way, that sounds like the best. Usually when I catch them, when you get a bass, you know. It's the perch that you catch when you scratch your head. I remember eating the white perch, but seem to remember something about them being a little tougher to clean, or less meat, something like that compared to yellow perch.

http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showt...vs-White-Perch

[RedPearl]

By the way, was out on erie yesterday catching smallmouth with live crayfish outside of buffalo harbor hitting a shoal area. Caught some and lost some a good day. We also saw the rubber duck, took a run out of the north gap and could see it from the lake. Thought about going up the canal/river, but there were so many boats, canoes and kayaks going up it to check out the duck that I thought we might get stuck in there for an hour just trying to not collide with another boater, no thanks! Small boat harbor parking was packed, we were in overflow fenced in lot but they had tons of help shuttling people back and forth, did a nice job considering how many boats were out.

[WmPaul]

I kept two silver bass this past spring, water temp mid 50° mark. I was pleasantly surprised eating them. I filleted them and a must would be to remove all the red meat. I pan fried and they were as mild as a crappie.

[lineman49]

Fished out of SP today, ended up in front of the Catt. 68-70 fow got 4 eyes 16-22" & 4 nice size perch, got all while trolling 1.8-2 mph. All harnesses pink & green, blk & purple, nucular green.

[captainjoe]

Fished out of SP today. Ended up with 8 walleye. It was fast and furious in the am. We got two before we could get all lines set. That was nice.

[Tcheesie]

Went NNW out of the Catt, Saturday and yesterday. Got 12 on Sat., and 7 yesterday. 69-71 fow , a few on 8 color LC + a deep 800 RR, the rest off dipsies- 0 setting 140-150 back, 3 setting 170-180 back...with harnesses, mostly anything with green on it, purple also caught a few.

[lineman49]

CARP, has anyone heard or seen of a 76# carp being caught? A guy told me yesterday that his father caught a 76# carp on 10# test line. I believe he said on Grand Island somewhere. He said it measured 42" high when on it's belly. That's a big ass carp and would have been something to see! I would think it would be some kind of record?

[captainjoe]

Like Greenhead mentioned on the other blog. "good to see lineman's back on the water" I totally agree.