Willard Bay Porky Perch writeup

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I have had some requests to put together a video on the perch.  And I have the pics and video segments put together to do so.  Will probably have it out in a week or so.  Lots of extra stuff over and above the writeup.  It includes more tutorial on maps, sonar use, baits, lures, etc.  And it finishes up with a lot of fish porn...showing catches with various lures, baits, etc.  Sorry...no popcorn provided though.

Oh, I'm excited about this video.  Also enjoyed the one you posted on YouTube last night.

I was going to ask about how you manage the trolling and being in the strike zone - are you seeing your lures on your fish finder?  I would think kicking your fins would cause the lures to blow back and up away from the bottom.  It doesn't seem to cause you a problem though.  You're killing some big ones!

I use my electric motor and sonar to move around searching for active fish.  But once I find them I shut off the motor and quit kicking with the fins.  The fish slow way down in the colder water and won't move very far or very fast to hit a lure.  So it is important to fish it just above the bottom and not move it much.  If a breeze comes up to move me...or if I kick my fins...I move off the spot and my lures rise up in the water column...out of the strike zone.   Being used to constantly moving my fins to move or maintain position it takes a conscious effort to hold my legs still while fishing vertically.

When the water temps are higher and the perch are more active, I catch a lot of them by slowly working fligs across the bottom...or even small crawler rigs or crankbaits.   But this time of year it is LSS time...Low, Slow and Small.
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That's good to know, thank you.  I was having trouble with the boat swinging back and forth on the anchor in the wind.  I think that didn't help our productivity too much.  Things to contemplate for next year, I suppose. 

Thanks for all your perch insight!