Perch Action

[lonefisherman]

Just wondering if anyone has tried perch fishing lately on Eagle Lake. If so any size to them lately.

[crappyfisher]

Was out there on Eagle Saturday from about 2:00-8:30. During the daylight hours, the perch provided our small party with a heckuva time. As I believe I saw mentioned in an earlier post (where we even got the idea to give it a shot in the first place), it was suggested that they were running around outside the weedline. Due to some confusion by one of the guys in our party on exactly how to read a Vex on AZ, we kept drilling holes off of one of the bars until he said we were in 7 ft of water, which actually turned out to be 13 ft. The perch were around there anyway, so we went with it. Unfortunately, I think the biggest one we saw might have been a whole 6 or 7 inches. I believe this fact was also mentioned in the previous post; it would take a lot of sorting to make a meal, but the action would be good. It was, as the little buggers were pretty darn aggressive, which was entertainment in and of itself. I know I caught one that was a whopping 3 inches, that absolutely hammered my rig, and somehow managed to cram the lure into his mouth. I had a blast, but then again, I love perch fishing.

Though the action for perch hasn't been as consistent on other lakes we have fished, we have been able to catch some larger ones on ice other than Eagle.

Long story short, move out of the deep holes and closer to shore, and I think you will find them.

Have fun. Let us know how you do.