Bay Perch Season Nearing the End for 2012.

Today was a perfect evening to try catching some perch off shore.  The fish were either not cooperating or have moved out into the lake already.  A friend of mine told me that he is catching them in 50 feet of water so I believe the majority of perch have left the bay and are in the lake.  Last year, there was excellent shore perch fishing until June but this year the water temperature raced up quickly due to the lack of ice in the bay and a hot spell during March when the temperatures for several days approached 80 degrees.

I managed to catch only one fish this evening.  It was a big Rock Bass.  I guess its' time to get the boat ready!  Good luck fishing!

Cold Presque Isle Bay Temperatures are Keeping Perch from Leaving.

Yesterday was blustery, windy and cold and I still got up to go fishing with my friend Rob (RobFishErie blog).  The wind was pretty strong out of the east and the rain must have been just above freezing.  We decided to try off of the Border Patrol one last time to see if the fish were still holding there.  The fishing was slow but the fish we caught were large.  Rob caught a 14 incher, and a couple just under that.  My five fish were also nice sized (a fisherman gave me two). We must have fished about five hours to catch this many fish so we think that the fish are moving out towards the piers.  Also, they appear to be done spawning so this week should be hot as the spawned out fish gorge themselves to regain the energy they spent spawning.  Gotta go for now, this afternoon is nice and the fish are gonna bite!  Come on back and see how I've done!  Good Luck!