Water Dogs~ Perch Report

[dansdad]

So you are a believer in luring them in with the motor running trick also??

[gbbm1570]

I agree. We limited on Wednesday near G can. Every time the bite slowed, I turned on the motor and they would start up again.

[waterdog]

2 19" milking walleye, lost one at the boat and had 4 hook ups, but they did not hold.
perch spreader did not produce on the bottom with emerald shiners and no bling.
(perch spreader is looking for yellow gold) seems like the limit of 30 yellow perch may be in question soon.
NW of Lakefront Marina in 15 fow.
Using a green hair jig with stinger hook tipped with shiners.
I cast the jigs and bounce them on bottom back to the boat, not always easy with a fast drift, next time the drift sock goes out.
9 am to noon, not many boats in the area.
wind did pick up and went from a .7 mph drift to 1.4 mph drift.
back at it soon weather permitting.
Be Safe,
~Water Dog

[waterdog]

SE of G can in 23 fow on both days.

May 13th I did drift with a spreader with shiners and using a gold erie deerie and a night crawler.
Caught 2 white perch on the erie deerie, and a nice yellow perch on the spreader, so went to the honey hole SE of G can to see if the Yellow Gold was there.
Plenty of sheep head, 10 yellow perch and some young walleye (released unharmed but educated).

May 14th same set up as May 13th, a few sheep head, so back to the honey hole SE of G can in 23 fow.
Caught 30 yellow perch, 11 pounds at the cleaners.
Two keeper walleye, 2 nice white bass, 2 small walleye released and plenty of sheep head.
The cleaners told me the yellow perch were all spawned out~! So these were some real fatty hog's.

Several head boats working the area on both days for walleye, other boaters were drifting and not many trolling.
Did not see anyone fishing for perch, other than this dog.




~back soon
~Water Dog

[dansdad]

Beautiful day out there today Dog. First trip of the year. Left the portage at 8:15 and was back by noon. 6 fish with 5 over 19". 13 down off Bessie. 5 of them on Black hair jig with white eyes.