Lake Erie Perch Schools are Primarily Mixed Age Classes

Recently, I went out fishing on my friend Rob's boat and we have been doing pretty well on perch.
This year, we seem to be catching more White Perch than in other years.  Also, the age classes of the Yellow Perch seem to be mixed.

There are quite a few smaller fish mixed in with the jumbos.  Here is a video of our latest Lake Erie trip.  We caught quite a few Yellow Perch and White Perch.  My friend Rob also caught an extraordinary double that you can see in the video.  Good luck fishing!

Perch Now in Bay in Good Numbers

Fishing is picking up in Presque Isle Bay.  Crappies are hitting in the Stinkhole area and perch are being caught throughout the bay.  The usual spots are hot.  The second and third parking lots on Presque Isle are yielding a lot of jumbo perch if you have a boat and can get out into 8 feet or so of water.  If you are a shore fisherman, all areas of the bay are good. 

Yesterday, my brother and I went out and caught some nice perch.  He caught a monster 14 incher on a live shiner and then followed it up with a nice 10 inch fish.  I tried jigging; and I used a red glow jig.  I caught three nice perch on the jig and then caught a good one on a live shiner. 

We ended up with 6 good fish that are going to make a great meal.  The perch should be spawning within the next week and then will start moving towards the channel.  Both the south pier and north pier will be getting hot within the next couple weeks.  Good luck fishing!

Jumbo Perch are Returning to the Bay!

Went to the south pier today to try for some perch. The weather was sunny but cold with the temperature starting in the upper 40's and then dropping after dusk. The bite was late today and many small perch were caught. The best part is that some jumbos are now mixing in with the small perch. My brother and I caught some nice fish today. We ended up with 9 fish in the bucket and a few of them were jumbos. The perch bit all the way up until about 8:30 pm and it was pitch black by this time. I normally don't catch perch after dark but today they were hungry. Now that the jumbos are moving back into the bay, I will be fishing a lot more. Steelhead were also jumping but I did not hook any tonight. Perch fishing pressure was light today but quite a few people saw us catching fish so I bet the pressure will increase. Good luck fishing!

Slow Perch Day.

This morning was cold with a strong breeze from the north.  You know what they say?  If the wind is from the north do not venture forth.  That phrase was very correct this morning.  The south pier was lined up with fisherman hoping to catch some tasty Lake Erie Yellow Perch. 

Most guys left with nothing but a chill from off the lake.  I caught 1 fish and it was a good one (11 inches).  The guy next to me caught 4 fish, all keepers, and thanks to him I left with 5 fish in my bucket.  Everybody else that showed up early did pretty poorly and most early risers took off before I left at 8:30 am. 

Well, everyday can't be a great fishing day so maybe next time I go I will catch more.  Happy Hookin'

Returning Perch Starting to Show Up in Buckets

Yesterday I ventured out to the South Pier to check on the perch fishing. Only a couple fisherman. I talked to two of them that were fishing for about an hour and caught 3 perch. One was nice around 10 inches; the other two they released. The lake erie water temperature is falling fast, thanks to the colder than normal weather. Perch fishing should be improving and I am going to give it a go this weekend. Hopefully, I will be showing off my catch in my next update. Happy fishin'