Walleye and Perch Help, please

[M.A.D. Eyes]

I would suggest catawba state Park or Mazuriks access located off of state Rte. 163 east towards lakeside Marblehead area . Catawba would give you pretty quick run towards green and rattlesnake islands or G and H cans of camp perry firing range area. All those areas have been holding perch and eyes. Mazuriks access would allow for a quick run to Kelley's island area. Usually decent numbers of perch and eyes in that area as well. As far as casting I always make my own weapon rigs but they can be bought at the baits hops. Although I do know of several people who do throw weight forwards and do well also. If trolling there's a ton of different tactics to learn however plan on jet divers, dipsys, and inline weights if using crawler harnesses. Most importantly.......I believe it's in your best interest to always use fluorocarbon at least on your casting rigs or trolling leaders. Hope this helped some.

[shuclan]

Thanks M.A.D. Eyes! This gives me a lot of options for several days of fishing, so I really appreciate your help. As I told Captain Tacky, my biggest concern now is finding the right minnows for the perch and a bait shop to buy them. I've seen some posts that have recommended a few places, but if you can tell me if there are good bait shops around the Catawba State Park or Mazuriks area, that would be very much appreciated. Thanks again for all of your help.
Phil