Perch Fishing

[milt]

Does anyone know if they have finished dredging at Sturgeon Point?

dec webpage said they just started dredging

[lineman49]

I heard a rumor they stopped dredging SP due to lack of funds. Anyone else hear this?? Maybe thats why theres a pile at the enterance so no one can get in or out? Liability reasons ? That would s*$K!

[wnyguy]

I heard the same rumor about lack of funding and no dredging for sturgeon, so I called them up. The lady there said that they were going to open like normal on May 15, and that dredging would start soon. (this was a week or 2 ago). Then I asked her "well I heard this rumor that you guys may not dredge it out, or even open this year, because of a lack of funding" and she told me that was the first she'd heard of this, everything was normal this year. Even offered to have the marina guy call me back to tell me when the dredging was going to start. So hopefully I've got good info...you never know when the government is involved, I've seen them stop projects halfway done creating 3 times the expense when the money runs out.

[captainjoe]

I got my bill and paid it this year from Sturgeon Pt. All is going as usual as far as I know. Last year they did open a little later than May 15. I don't remember the date but I think it was a week or two later.

[lineman49]

Going perching in the AM, out of the Catt. hope to get a few.

[wnyguy]

Good luck out there looks like a nice morning. dec says people have been catching them. I'm late this year rebuilt my carb and other tune up work to finish up but the boat was running in the driveway. You retired guys are lucky!

[wishin fishin]

Going perching in the AM, out of the Catt. hope to get a few.

Are the perch in yet??????

[lineman49]

Beautiful day today, fished out in front of the Catt. in 47 - 51 fow. It was slow at first but picked up later in the Am. we kept 50 of the bigger ones. females are full of eggs & pretty girthy(if there is such a word). Our biggest was 14.5". We saw 2 other boats getting them really good. Fyi, Hanover launch the docks are in, we launched at the state launch & still no docks there.