05-21-2023, 03:58 PM
You already know most/all of the lakes where perch hang out. But this time of year is usually not the best to try to catch a bunch. My experience is that they spawn in early spring and then pretty much stay inactive until the water warms above 60...or more. I have usually started catching perch in all the good places by about late June to early July. And they can go pretty shallow during the summer when they start chasing their own young for dinner. And wherever you can find large numbers of perch fry the larger ones will usually be close by.
By the way, the "chub pond" is a bust right now. Made a trip out there a couple of weeks ago and it was extremely low and clear. Could not see any chubs and both minnow traps and cast nets got no bait. Never seen it like that. It is fed from a deep water table and after the drought of the past few years it may take a while to replenish that little pond.
It is going to be interesting to see what life is like in all of our fishing holes once the flooding subsides and water conditions stabilize a bit.
By the way, the "chub pond" is a bust right now. Made a trip out there a couple of weeks ago and it was extremely low and clear. Could not see any chubs and both minnow traps and cast nets got no bait. Never seen it like that. It is fed from a deep water table and after the drought of the past few years it may take a while to replenish that little pond.
It is going to be interesting to see what life is like in all of our fishing holes once the flooding subsides and water conditions stabilize a bit.