The boating anglers that were targeting perch had limited success this week The anglers that successfully caught perch were using live minnows and nightcrawlers fishing from 15 to 22
feet deep
. The sizes of the perch kept ranged from 9.4 to 11.8
inches long
.
Where is the
best perch fishing
in Michigan?
Good fishing for perch can be found out of numerous Lake Michigan ports, the Les Cheneaux Islands area of northern Lake Huron, Saginaw Bay, Lake St. Clair and
lake erie inland
lakes with notable perch fisheries include Gogebic, Independence, Burt, Hubbard, Crystal, Higgins and Elk.
What is the best time to fish for perch?
Because perch live a life of danger, they favor day over night for feeding, and are most active just after sunrise and in the late afternoon, just before sundown The only time you’ll find perch active after dark is during the spawn, when the spring water temps rise to between 44 and 55 degrees.
Why is there no perch in Lake Michigan?
The clarity is a sign of a lack of plankton The result has been devastating to larval perch. After the young animals absorb their yolk sac, they drift in the main lake, searching for food. With so little available, the vast majority are doomed.
Where are the perch biting in Lake Michigan?
Michigan City typically has the most consistent summer perch bite and the highest catch rate. The most popular places are near Mt. Baldy and Black Ditch, just to the west of Mt. Baldy in 20-40 feet of water.
How do you find a perch in a lake?
Even in open water, perch will congregate around submerged objects, so the trick is finding those areas. Try this: Head into deep water, turn the boat off, and drift with the wind. Drop your line in the water to just above bottom (let the hook hit bottom and then reel it up a bit) and let it dangle as the boat drifts.
How big do perch have to be to keep in Michigan?
i) The daily possession limit for Yellow Perch shall be twenty-five (25), with no more than five (5) Yellow Perch 12 inches or greater.
Where are the perch in Lake Michigan?
Green Bay is the only commercial harvest location on Lake Michigan besides Michigan tribal fisheries. Wisconsin DNR Senior Fisheries Biologist Tammie Paoli said Green Bay’s warmer, shallower waters alongside increased vegetation for egg-laying and juvenile fish nursery habitat helped the perch population stabilize.
How do you fish for perch?
The best set-up is the hook sinker with a
worm bait
Although you can also use a spinner tipped with a worm or a small jig head with a worm or minnow bait. Perch fishing with worms tends to produce the best results, but maggots, prawns and lobworms are also amongst the best bait for catching perch.
What fish are running in Lake Michigan?
Stream fishing in Lake Michigan All species of salmonids (coho, Chinook, steelhead trout and brown trout) are available to sport anglers during the fall spawning runs (boat and pier anglers as trout and salmon return to their stocking site; stream anglers when trout and salmon move into/upstream the tributaries).
How deep do you fish for perch?
Small perch can usually be caught in fairly shallow water year-round, but large adults head toward deeper water as spring turns to summer. By June, rocky areas in 8 to 12 feet of water are prime targets. By August, you can expect to catch perch as deep as 25 to 35 feet.
What colors do perch see best?
As far as color goes for lure selection its really going to depend on the body of water you are fishing, but generally I like starting out with UV green, UV pink or orange and then a natural perch color.
Where is the best perch fishing?
- 10 Upper Chesapeake Bay > Maryland
- 1 Shoal Lake > Manitoba
- 2 Devils Lake > North Dakota
- 3 Mille Lacs > Minnesota
- 4 Lake Waubay > South Dakota
- 5 Mississippi River > Wisconsin
- 6 Lake Gogebic > Michigan
- 7 Lake St.
How big do perch need to be to keep?
Re: What size perch you keep Typically those big perch are female and while they get a little longer, their bellies are usually packed full of eggs so the size of the fillet in a 11 inch perch isn’t much smaller than a 13 inch. Personally I keep fish in the 9-12 inch range and anything over/under that goes back.
How big do perch get in Michigan?
Perch average adult length is four to 10 inches , with a weight of four to 10 ounces. Male perch reach sexual maturity at about three years of age, females at four.
What water temperature do perch like?
Biologically, the optimum water temperature for the yellow perch spawn runs from roughly 46 to 52 degrees , and the fish make short work of their responsibilities and quickly flee the creek heads.
Where can I find yellow perch in Indiana?
Of course, yellow perch can be caught on inland lakes, too, but are somewhat limited to the clear, sandy bottom lakes. Wawasee and Maxinkuckee in northern Indiana are good examples, while Diamond and Eagle in southwest Michigan also offer fair-to-good perch fishing.
Citations
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/michigan-species/fish-species/yellow-perch
https://chartermichigan.com/charters/perch-fishing/