Need some help on finding the perch. Fished a res saturday that I have caught perch in went to that area and maybe saw them on the finder for a moment but all I would catch is planter trout. Do perch hang in the same area in the winter? Or do the move to more open water? this res is maybe 20' at the deepest I was in 14' in shallower 5-8' I caught more trout.
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[cool][#0000ff]As a general rule, perch go DEEEEEEP in the winter. Here in Utah we usually can't find them in less than about 45 feet of water...in the deeper reservoirs. We do have a couple of perch ponds that are a maximum of 20 feet or so and the biggest winter perch are usually taken in the deepest spots.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Perch are schooling fish and they usually have a reason for hanging out wherever they do. It is either an underwater spring, weed beds and/or bait availability. During the winter they feed on lots of aquatic goodies...like worms and larvae...as well as minnows when they can find them. They are also usually right on the bottom, although they will come up a couple of feet to hit the right bait or lure.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have sonar, keep moving around until you find the schools and then work through all your lures and presentations until you find what they want. Finding fish is not always a guarantee you will catch them. Sometimes they are inactive for long periods. But, if you are in the right place when they turn on you can catch them every drop.[/#0000ff]
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Hi
Is the Perch that you fish for the same species as our fish in the UK
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You seem to fish for them mostly for the pot, whereas the idea of killing them to eat over here is likely to cause a few heart attacks [laugh]
Dave
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[cool][#0000ff]Yes sir. Your perch and ours are the same species. We also share the zander/walleye and the pike as native species. Of course different trout species have been exchanged back and forth across the big pond so that we enjoy your brown trout and you enjoy our rainbows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yellow perch are a popular sport fish and are highly prized table fare in the states. In fact, they are even fished commercially. In many of our western USA lakes they have become a nuisance, competing with trout and other "more desirable" species. In such cases there are generous limits (or no limits) and wholesale harvest is encouraged.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is interesting to learn of the different attitudes and ideas about angling in different parts of the world.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Any progress on being able to chase halibut over there?[/#0000ff]
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We kind of feel the same about people eating carp here. Now freshwater whitefish, that may be a bit of a toss up.
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