01-15-2021, 05:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-15-2021, 05:03 PM by Springbuck1.)
The search for the biggest representatives of the smallest species IS the eternal quest of the pan-fisher.
My own experience is that I catch big perch SOMETIMES everywhere there are perch, and the best perch fishing LAKE will vary a lot in cycles over a year, two, or three. I've caught 12" perch at Mantua, Rockport, PV, and Hyrum. 11" at all the above, plus Utah Lake. Usually one or two at a time, though.
Three years ago, PV suddenly coughed up a couple of good bags of 10.5" perch at first ice, after having suffered a perch crash years before. I had switched to crappies for 5 years after the crash. The next year, all the perch I caught at PV were back to 8" and 8-1/2". Last year Hyrum was very good to me three trips in row. etc.
For years I have heard about DMAD being such an interesting place, but also of inconsistent fishing.
My own experience is that I catch big perch SOMETIMES everywhere there are perch, and the best perch fishing LAKE will vary a lot in cycles over a year, two, or three. I've caught 12" perch at Mantua, Rockport, PV, and Hyrum. 11" at all the above, plus Utah Lake. Usually one or two at a time, though.
Three years ago, PV suddenly coughed up a couple of good bags of 10.5" perch at first ice, after having suffered a perch crash years before. I had switched to crappies for 5 years after the crash. The next year, all the perch I caught at PV were back to 8" and 8-1/2". Last year Hyrum was very good to me three trips in row. etc.
(01-15-2021, 03:25 PM)PBH Wrote: have you ever considered Gunnison Bend, or DMAD? Or even just the Sevier River below Yuba?PBH, if you have any good reports or intel on any of those waters, please do tell. A lot of us here are willing to explore.
For years I have heard about DMAD being such an interesting place, but also of inconsistent fishing.