Perch
With the really nice weather we've been having the last 2 weeks, we've continued to shoot over to Long
Point on Chautauqua Lake to do some perch fishing. Each time over, we've landed a lot of fish, keeping
only those that we need for a meal and releasing the rest. Our best so far was last Wednesday, with my
son; my regular first mate Gary and his daughter, where we easily had over 200 fish between the 4 of us in
under 3 hours. Literally as fast as your bait hit the water you had a fish on. Size seems to vary depending
on the day, but we have had some really nice ones too.
We've continued to use the panfish worms from Walmart, on a #6 hook, with a couple of split shot and
a float. Simpy rig, on light rods. And a blast for the kids!
Personally, I'd rather be cleaning walleye than perch, but hey, they taste pretty darn good too!

Point on Chautauqua Lake to do some perch fishing. Each time over, we've landed a lot of fish, keeping
only those that we need for a meal and releasing the rest. Our best so far was last Wednesday, with my
son; my regular first mate Gary and his daughter, where we easily had over 200 fish between the 4 of us in
under 3 hours. Literally as fast as your bait hit the water you had a fish on. Size seems to vary depending
on the day, but we have had some really nice ones too.
We've continued to use the panfish worms from Walmart, on a #6 hook, with a couple of split shot and
a float. Simpy rig, on light rods. And a blast for the kids!
Personally, I'd rather be cleaning walleye than perch, but hey, they taste pretty darn good too!



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