Where 'd the perch go?

After 3 weeks of easy limits around the intake/Wards area all of a sudden the last couple days were a struggle.

They were not around Kelley's island in any number today.

Nor A nor B. Left dock at 8 for large pack at A. By about 11:30 we had all of 2 perch from a total of 3 bites. Watched people leave A for B. People from B came into A. From radio Wards and intake and B and A all not doing anything. Finally got a bite going SW of A in shallower water about 1:30 when wind picked up. But it was a short lived burst. Finished with maybe 25 for two guys. Bummer considering I had a friend all the way from New York that I wanted to put into some fish. Ironic thing was that we had good marks everywhere we tried

I think their belly's are full. Plenty of something making them happier than Goldie's.

saw some mich reports same results...very few anywhere...

Six of us fished near kelley,s yesterday. Fished for six hours. Only managed to keep 36. Also caught half a dozen sheephead. The folks with me had not been on lake Erie for years. More often than not, when I ask them to check their bait , it was gone. Slow bite to say the least, but we really should have boated a lot more than we did. Boat neighbor fished near rattlesnake, caught Zero. On the bright side. The weather was boater friendly . The Nan Sea Lee.

Had a friend's boat catch as many perch yesterday (13) while casting for walleye, as some of us did perchin....go figure... I could have gone all morning with the same 3 minnows on my rig if I hadn't changed them out once in a while just to freshen them up! I'm far from a novice at catching perch. You are right Figment - perfect weather...small but adequate chop, decent breeze, not hot, no bugs. Just no one told the fish....

Talk to a guy here in Mansfield that said the 2 of them got 60 tuesday. 9 pounds after cleaning. I know he left from catawba, not sure where he went though, I would guess somewhere west of the bass islands or he would had launched from mazuik. He is not the kind of person to fib about anything. Wish I knew where he went, but it's not like this weekend will comfortably allow to much fishing if the winds hold true.

Been getting limits 22 fow out of Metzger's marsh

whens the last time you were there they were there cant find them there now im waiting on them to take off kids go back to school on the 16th hope they turn on by then or ill play the blues on the radio

the boats from fishermans wharf said they got perch limit of 270 on the 27th

Fished there the 26th. Was with pack of boats in 24 fow, we moved in closer to 22 fow

What area was the Fisherman's Wharf fishing in, would like to take the family up Monday and have a place to go to catch some nice perch. Thank ahead for any tips.

Beginning to think the fish take Wednesdays off. Gotta get on different schedule. Got skunked on perch along with many others last Wednesday. Tried again today, thinking the lake had settled down since weekend blow. Started A can about 8 AM. Good marks, no bites. Several small moves didn't help. Others reporting same on radio. With one perch and a couple light bites to show, made the move to B can later in the morning. Picked up all of 2 more perch there before we made the move about 1 PM to get off lake just ahead of the thunder boomers that started to roll through. (Glad we did...drove through some wicked stuff at Oak Harbor)

Good marks everywhere we tried, just no bites. Radio traffic sounded like many others in same boat, although did hear of one (one man) limit at dock. Couple of guys at cleaning table really showed us up...they had 12! We did have Emeralds today too. Maybe we got to B Can too late...there was big pack there and only few boats at A.

Two man limit today and yesterday, "D"can. Yesterday we cleaned ourselves. Today 24# at wild wings. $36.00 guess I should have kept working to pay for cleaning. everyone has to eat tho, but storm was coming. Perch bite was very light!!!!!! If we felt any pressure rip the lip. Used emeralds, and goldies with blind (blue and yellow). Yesterday was quick, today was for ever. We missed the storm luckily

where did you get the emeralds?

Caught 11 walleye's at the Warbouy Monday trolling Hot N Tots, then Tuesday caught 60 perch at "D" Can

Aj's bait on rt. 2