Rock Cliffs fun 7-24

[doggonefishin]

Went up to Rock Cliffs today. I thought that the crowds would be bad, but not so. The fishing was good. The bass numbers caught were good, not spectacular, but the size of the fish was excellent, compared to the results of my previous X trips this year.[] Halfway into the day, I went for a few perch for dinner. I had to work for them a bit, but was able to get a nice batch without too much difficulty. They are localized, and when found, tend to be right into the trees and stick ups. A few snags were inevitable. The bigger perch also were localized, but once you get one good one, more will be available in the vicinity. Chartreuse tube jigs tipped with crawler worked very well. Once I had my dinner, it was back to the bass and they were willing to be exercised until I needed to go at 3 PM. Green stick baits and chartreuse grubs were readily accepted.
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[high_and_dry]

Every time we locate what we believe to be perch on the FF at Jordanelle, we spend a lot of time with poor to non-existent results. Mama tends to get hung up in the brush pretty good though, and usually ends up giving up. Any methodology help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. For instance, "Are you moving the jig, deadsticking, swimming it, or all of the above?" How small are the jigs your using? Is there a way to intice stuborn fish when you know are there? Is there a way to tell on a fishfinder what type of fish your looking at. We've been assuming that if there in brushy areas, and in large schools, they are probably perch.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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[Wasatch801]

Dog,

Glad to see you slayed the fish. Much better than I can say for myself (see my report). I consider myself a decent bass fisherman, but I got schooled on Sunday! Any tips you can give for a NOOB at this lake?

Kevin
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[doggonefishin]

In the summertime, almost all of the perch I get at Jordanelle are in fairly shallow water. The places I catch perch are almost all around trees and stick ups that are coming out of the water. Yesterday, the best spot was in 5-6 ft. of water. I do have a fishfinder on the float tube, but it is used to find water depth and bottom contours. As for jig choice, a yellow or chartreuse tube jig tipped with night crawler never goes wrong. (1/16 oz.) I cast it out, let it drop to the bottom, and if I don't get a bite by the time it hits bottom, the I reel in 2 cranks and slowly work it back. Occasionally, I will use a bobber, but not usually. When I don't know where the perch are, I will make a mental note when a perch nibbles the lure when I am bass fishing, and go back to the spot with an offering for perch. I have caught many smallies too on the smaller tube jigs, so hold on tight when you set the hook.
I hope this helps.
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[doggonefishin]

All of us have slow days there so keep at it and the results will follow. It seems all of the lake X regulars have their "go to" baits, but green pumpkin to brownish plastics almost always seem to work for me and others. Right now at RC, look for structure dropping off into deeper water and near where there are congregations of perch. Good luck.
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[Out4Trout]

[cool]Nice report dude! I need to get back up there. I haven't fished Rock Cliff in two years (SHAME ON ME!!). I think I'll get up there before summer/fall is over in my tube. What a fun fishery that is!
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[Wasatch801]

Dog, thanks for the info. Hopefully I'll run into some of you fellers at the lake one of these days. I'LL BE BACK!!!!! [cool] I'll be rowing a green FishCat9 (like half of the other tooners out there!)....
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