02-25-2005, 03:52 AM
Went to Rockport yesterday the 22nd. Fished up in the shallows at the South end. A friend has been catching some big perch up there in 15 feet of water. I caught only 12 perch and tons and tons of rainbows. I couldn't keep the slimmers off. I really wanted to take some perch home. 12 was enough for a meal though. I only fished for 2 hours. I think if the bows weren't so aggressive I could of caught a lot more perch. Just using a small jig tiped with a little nightcrawler, and I do mean little. But they still hit it. I didn't think I'd ever complain about trout hitting too fast. course I never thought I'd mean to fish for perch either. But the weather was great and the ice was 11 or twelve inches thick and cracking and popping, really talking. I love to hear the ice talk when it is thick. Happy fishing
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