Tactics for Perch thru the ice

Post by **Scumking** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:56 pm

We've been fishing in the Boucherville islands for a few weeks now and we can't seem to figure the Perch out.

W'eve caught a few on small jigs but they're seems to be all kinds caught around us on Tipups.

We'd like to get some jigging but it seems all they take is the live bait.

Any suggestions.

THanks
Ron

Post by **Oakborne** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:19 pm

Thanks to some advice from Nighttroller Ive been using Berkley Yellow Honey Worms, and cant seem to keep any panfish off em! Use them with the smallest jig head i have, color doesnt seem to matter.

Post by RJ » Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:29 pm

1. Drill Hole in ice.
2. Put jig down hole.
3. Reel up perch.

Seriously though.....I've been using the same rasto all year.....white rubber....tipped with a tiny piece of worm.....

RJ

Post by **Manny** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:39 pm

Scumking,

for the perch around the Boucherville Island, got to use the smallest minnow imaginable. I mean small, with tiny hooks and mono line or leaders anyways. I used to work in a bait shop and the folks that went to Boucherville were real particular about the minnows they bought, borderline obsessive. We would go through them one by one

. Also I would suggest the least amount of terminal tackle, small hook and a few splitshots to get them down.

Hope this helps, might bump into you down there. I haven't been to Boucherville in a while but might go back. We had found a nice little point with walleyes and perch biting all day.

Manny

Post by **Scumking** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:19 pm

Hey Manny,

Thanks for the reply,hope to see you there we'll be sporting the Fish-Hawk hats and won't be far from the golf course.If you want Pike, fishing has been quite good with a 14 and 8 pounder lately.

We have no idea where to go for Walleyes.We fish this area all summer for great Largemouth bass and some pike but rarely catch anything else.

Ron

Post by **Legend** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:29 pm

There is a bit of an art to Perchin' (believe it or not)

My bait of choice are butter worms threaded on a small jig head and fished less than 1 foot off bottom. They seem to like virtually any depth but almost always stick to the bottom.

ps. They like moving bait better.

Legend

Post by **Tip-up** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:02 pm

Basin depths vary by lake type. In fertile lakes, basins may run 20-30 feet deep , and in less fertile lakes basins may be 30-50 feet deep.Perch seem to roam, particulary in shallow basins , until they find spots where forage and larvae are abundant. In your search for perch remember that basins are not the deepest part of the lake, perch eventually slide down the drop-offs of these basins and roam the area where transition from hard to soft begin.If you dont have a flasher it might be a little tough to find these drop-offs and transition areas , but when you do find them you should for surly find some perch.

For bait and techniques i have been doing well with genz worms tipped with maggots or berkley gulp , and little forage spoons with small small minnows.You want to start fishing off bottom and work your way up. Jig with slow but steady paced jigs and pause , perch seem to hit always on the pause.

Tip-up