Went to Echo this past saturday. Got into the perch right away and couldnt keep them off. The only problem was the size. Biggest perch I pulled out was maybe 6 in. This is my first year chasing perch at Echo, I usually go to Pineview or Starvation and they got some decent size on them there. Is this the size norm at Echo for perch?
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I caught about 50 perch a few weeks ago and 6" was average so i would say yes.
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I thought all you needed was 6"....thats what the wife tells me.....haha! Was there 3 weeks ago..caught 40 between 2 of us in 3 hours. All were between 6-8.5"
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Last year we noticed quite a variety in size of different perch. My thought then was Echo is going to be a future winner for great fishing with some good size perch. There have been a few real dandies pulled out of there this year. I think it is still in recovery mode from being drained way down to work on the dam. I also think the fact that there are a lot of different sizes, indicates good spawning success on a yearly basis, but it still needs a few years. that is just my opinion, and it usually isn't worth much.
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This is my fist year fishing echo. I have been out three times and did pretty good all three times. The perch make great fish tacos, but yes, they seemed small. Real small.
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Perch grow in cycles, give it a couple years and they'll be good sized there
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