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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
There’s a natural frustration to ice fishing. Drill the hole, throw the line in, wait. And you’re waiting for a lethargic, suspended fish to notice your lure in the dark water. Fish aren’t chasing bait like they do in the summer. They’re saving energy. That changes how effectivness a lure is. It can no longer … Read more