Water Dogs~ Perch Report

[Eyezcrazy]

Glad to see you are alive and well and catching some perch. I’m still looking to take my grandkids up to give it a try when the weather cooperates on a weekend.

[M.A.D. Eyes]

Way to get on em Waterdog!! Thank you for your reports.

[needham1114]

Caught 30 perch in 30 fow using a spreader,on the bottom,with minnows and no bling.(in never use bling)
I was east of Niagara away from the pack of trollers. (alot of trollers too!)
Caught a 22 inch walleye on a spreader too!
About a dozen sheep head and some white perch too.
The perch weight was 8 pounds at the cleaners. (uncleaned weight)
The waves were not the 2 foot or less as they called for, more like 1-3 and then a 2-4 every now and then.
Still, was a good day on the lake and I did not seem to mind because I was catching fish!

None talks about the types of minnows they use and Ive heard that shiners are hard to com by and expensive.
I want to get feed back for those of you that have used fathead minnows. did they work the same as shiners ??
Thanks guys

[dansdad]

Water dog you better head back towards g can. 1-1/2 miles south. Limit both Friday and Saturday. Beautiful fish. 13 pounds Friday and 12 today. Done by 10:30 both days. East of the pack by myself.

[dansdad]

I found that Fri, Sat, and Sunday that I only caught a few before 8 and then they started hitting good from 8-930 then slowed down.

[waterdog]

SE of G can today. Had two hours in to it, late start fished from 10 am to noon.
6 nice yellow perch and 10 sheep head~! Using golden shiners for bait. Very light bite and the lake was really nice today.
Spreaders on the bottom (20 fow) and no bling.
Back at it soon. This year is not like last year (for perch), however, it should pick up as the season progresses.
I did see some green bloom in the water, but it was not bad.
Water Dog

[LEfriend]

SE of G can today. Had two hours in to it, late start fished from 10 am to noon.
6 nice yellow perch and 10 sheep head~! Using golden shiners for bait. Very light bite and the lake was really nice today.
Spreaders on the bottom (20 fow) and no bling.
Back at it soon. This year is not like last year (for perch), however, it should pick up as the season progresses.
I did see some green bloom in the water, but it was not bad.
Water Dog

Sure sign of perch season! Glad to see Waterdog is back on the advance reconnaissance team and reporting. Keep em coming. You are right. Very slow start. I remember catching them a few years ago in July. As good as the perch population is supposed to be in the west basin, I sure do wonder where they are all hiding. Hope this hide and seek is not a bad omen. Trolled east of Kelley's yesterday and picked up some spiny water fleas on the lines. That doesn't help...

[Eyezcrazy]

Sure sign of perch season! Glad to see Waterdog is back on the advance reconnaissance team and reporting. Keep em coming. You are right. Very slow start. I remember catching them a few years ago in July. As good as the perch population is supposed to be in the west basin, I sure do wonder where they are all hiding. Hope this hide and seek is not a bad omen. Trolled east of Kelley's yesterday and picked up some spiny water fleas on the lines. That doesn't help...

I think the lake being full of walleye is keeping the perch in hide mode.

[waterdog]

Fished H can and Camp Perry area, no bites, several head boats were fishing the same area and then they moved west.
Went to G can , dropped the anchor, and no bites. (checking for yellow perch)
G can area had several boats trolling.
I was using a spreader with minnows, and tipped the green hair jigs with minnow.
When jigging I had the spreader drifting just above the bottom, this has produced walleye in the past.
I marked fish in the Portage River, but no marks once I was in the lake.
First run and getting my sea legs back.
Back at it soon.
~Water Dog

[waterdog]

Tuff times, Stay Safe , PLEASE~!
Will be fishing for the walleye and getting jiggy~!
In times past, April has been good for a limit of perch at H Can!
I will post both results here.
Back soon weather permitting.
~Water Dog