Benmin Smith So you have a white perch lure in hand and thinks it looks just like the baitfish. You drop it down in dirty water and wait for a bite…nothing. Frustration sets in. Why won’t the fish eat a white bait if white is suppose to be the magic bullet? Here’s what realy happens: Perch are … Read more
In much of the freshwater fishing world, white perch get bad rap. They’re viewed more as secondary targets, baitfish. Something you catch between waiting for something good to happen. It’s engrained into lake fishing culture. Folks are trained to pursue muskie, pike and bass, which is trophy fish. That’s what they see on TV, so … Read more
When the fish on your graph are active and your rod isn’t, it’s frustrating. Freshwater perch will school up big time and hide right out there in the open. There seems to be plenty of them, yet for some reason, they won’t eat. One thing makes all the difference: using this technique to fill your … Read more
You’re sitting on the structure. Perfect drift. Bait’s right there in their face. The electronics show a school of perch but they won’t bite. So you get frantic changing lures or start making panicky casts. Both things just cause you to spook what other fish is there. Often times the answer isn’t running to another … Read more
When you think about it, perch fishing can seem fairly easy; move and they is on it. Throw out a spinner and wait for them to bite. Fine in benign conditions. Then the sun come up, boat traffic stirs things up a bit and fish quit biting. There you sit staring at bobber as fish … Read more