Looking for Perch! Can you help?

[ChuckT]

I am new at lake Erie perch fishing. Been trying outside Sterling State park. Any suggestions to how deep or where I should try next?
Heading to Bolls Harbor today, but how far out and water depth? Can we still do good with today's NE wind?

Thanks for anyone to help

[trollingfool]

try the 3 and 4 buoy at the mouth of the raisin river and they were in 20 feet of water in front of stony point yesterday as well

[Redeyedrooster]

With all the NE winds, the perch ar scattered all over the place as well as in the water column.. Call it 'sea sickness' . I call it that, because in a good NE wind, I too get sick!

The Western Basin is loaded with perch right now.

The number one mistake is not using your SONAR. Use it and believe it.
If there is a school of perch under your boat, it will be fairly obvious. Spawning perch stack up on each other. You will see them. Like a bunch of bananas stacked in a pile.

If you dont have a SONAR, get one.