Willard 10-29-21 WITH VIDEO

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Nice report Pat. Here I was thinking I should hang up my float tube for the year. I was able to sneak away to Texas to visit family. Gonna go out with a striper fishing guide Friday morning on Lake Whitney. When I get back home, I just might have to sneak out to Willard. Those perch photos are making my mouth water. 
Gabe

Hey Gabe, shoot me a PM when you got a hankerin' to hit Willard.  I will gladly arrange a personal introduction to some of those perchzillas. 

Late in the year?  Yep.  Until the past two or three years I was about the only hardy (foolish) soul fishing Willard after the weather cooled down.  On many November trips I was rewarded with few fish...but often caught a nice wiper or walleye...or both...to make the trip worthwhile. 
    
Then, about six or seven years ago I discovered some perch showing up.  Don't know if they have been there all along (I doubt it) but all of a sudden I was catching some really nice perch in the few weeks before iceup.  Also caught some through the ice later.

My reports got a few more perch jerkers showing up each fall and now it is a pretty big event for quite a few of us.
I have found that you can catch at least a few of them on about anything you use...with minnows, perch meat or crawler all working as sweetener for whatever lures you are using.  But there are some definite "betters" once you get the hang of it.  And I'd be happy to shorten your learning curve.