Perch Fishing

[lineman49]

I have never fished for perch on Lake Erie, but I would love to get into it, I know to use bottom rigs with emerald shiners but how do you find the fish? Any help would be much appreciated.

Look for them laying on the bottom with your fishfinder, start looking around 55-60 fow set the anchor, catch fish!

[bailey]

Thinking perch will be my next trip west . Hopefully they'll be as cooperative as the walleye were. To make the fall fun and worth while. Hope reports start coming in soon of successful trips good luck all and let us know how it goes when your out..

[Gutpile]

Was out today off the cat in front of silver creek 56 fow. Caught a few before we headed out to troll for eyes. A few boats were really boating them. Wish we had emeralds.

[Workinman]

My wife and I went out from Dunkirk east toward silver creek, caught 75 friday and 48 sat. Live minnows worked best they didn't seem to want salties. we were in 63 fow.

[Anchor Wheel]

My wife and I went out from Dunkirk east toward silver creek, caught 75 friday and 48 sat. Live minnows worked best they didn't seem to want salties. we were in 63 fow.

good catches! what was the average size workinman ?

[Workinman]

Very few throw backs 10 to 13 inch average.

[captainjoe]

Barry . I bet that's got you thinking. It does me too.