01-28-2023, 05:55 AM
Earlier in the season we were doing well for perch deeper, to 45 FOW...then the slowdown started (for me at least) about 3 weeks ago..still getting some nicer ones, but very tough bite and catching..I thought it'd be best to try for perch and maybe trout, so we went shallower, finding 28 FOW today...I wasn't planning on the constant snow/wind conditions, but with shelters up right away, and staked and roped down, heaters on inside, it was fairly comfortable - as long as we stayed inside...We didn't have lines in water til 0900, but that was ok, 'cuz the bite was pretty much off 'til about 1130, and then was fair 'til about 1:00...in his tent, my buddy got 1 nice rainbow and 3 jumbo perch with just a couple dink releasers...I ended up with 5 jumbos and about 2 dozen dink releasers; missed 1 'bow...the best part of fishing at 28' is that anything released goes right back down...When fishing 2 poles for perch, my best set was small white/green Demon with crawfish oil soaked cut perch belly piece, and small white/red Demon with fresh eyeball....and another TIP FOR PERCH NEWBIES...use a smaller eyeball, and assuming you haven't mangled it during surgery, and after getting it on your hook, pierce it with a sharp object, or slightly cut it with scissors (my Swiss Army knife has the small scissors)...that makes a huge difference, as well as using a smaller donor eyeball...Guluk...