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.