07-03-2003, 12:50 PM
I agree, we all need to do something about the perch. A few months ago there was a discusion as to whether they are good for the smallies or not, but it seems like there are just way to many this year. Alot of really small perch, 2-3 inch range. I could see 5-6 of those little guys chasing my lure on every cast, regardless of where I fished. The smallies will probally get huge feasting on these little guys, but it does seem like the lake is starting to get too many. When the perch get bigger, are they direct competitors with smallies? I hope not. I also heard that the perch love bass eggs, I dont like hearing that. Maybe if we take some of the bigger guys out, that would help things. We should probally ask the dwr. They were actually doing a survey last week on the lake, and they asked me if I thought the perch limit should be increased. I said yes, but I really didn't know one way or the other. As for the fishing, Tube jigs in pumpkin seed seemed to be the best. I stayed real close to shore. I didn't do that great though, only one smallmouth and one largemouth,
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