Had 2 good days Sat.and Sun. perching. Sat. we did very good near the west end of Middle Bass and Sugar Is. We fished in 32 fow and the perch wanted it right on the bottom with a little slack line. Noticed a very lg group of boats sw of the red can off West Reef. we got a 2 man limit in about 2 hrs and had to pitch some small ones but didnt catch much trash at all. The minnow situation was iffy so I brought some live Fatheads with me from home.Of course most people say they wont catch perch but in 2 days we got our fish fairly easy. Ihave been in the live bait biz for 40yrs and I have always used them when shinners are unavailable. Sunday went back to the same place and there were alot of boats south of Middle Bass and Rattlesnake. The bite Sun was a little slower than Sat. but we still was able to get our limit with several nice 10.5 inchers. Hope to get some good trips in this fall.Did anyone see the dern commercial net just off the shore near Gem Beach on both days this weekend ? I watched several Lg boats go right over top of it...Good fishing folks........