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Can you get to Roberts pond with a car or do you need a pickup?
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How about a picture of the lure/fly you used and any other pictures you may have.
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Thats my kind of perch fishing! Way to go. The first time I filleted fish was a 5 gallon bucket full of 6-9 inch perch. Many many many hours latter I was pretty darn good at filleting fish! Anytime someone asks for filleting techniques I tell them to get a bucket of perch and when you can see the bottom you will be a pro. Is "Roberts" the horse shoe shaped lake east of the town of robert?
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yes you can get there by car mabey not to the backside but at least to the main parking and yes it is the horseshoe shaped lake
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Thanks. We'll give it a shot tomorrow or Sunday.
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What is the limit on perch? I thought it was 50 but I was just looking and I can't seem to find anywhere where it says. I'm heading out there tommorow morning.
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The limit is all you want to clean . There is no limit keep all you want . Curt G.
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Thanks, that's what I suspected, but I wanted to be sure first.
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iliketofish,
It is good to make sure; I know in Utah some waters like Yuba have a limit of ten perch, however, I know of no waters like this in Idaho. Although it is possible to catch and release in Roberts, I would encourage everyone to keep every perch they catch from this place. There are so many that very few ever make it above five inches. The competition for food is a hard one and fewer numbers make larger fish. I would trade 30 9-10' inch perch versus 200 + 5' inch ones any day.
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Amen. Keep all that you can.[angelic]
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Thanks for the info. I agree, they looked pretty dang stunted. I made it out today for about three hours and ended up taking home 93. I'm about 2/3 done filleting them, only one small cut on my pinkie so far, and one minor hand cramp [crazy].
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I took the wife and one of the boys to Roberts Saturday and they had a good time. We brought home 103 perch. It took me forever to fillet them. The ice cube shelter and heater is nice when the wife goes. She stayed warm and managed to catch the most fish. Some other people left a bunch of perch on the ice. I would have brought them home but some looked like they had been there for awhile. The birds had been eating them. Its good to thin the population but I think we should eat what we kill.
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i agree with you plus it is against the law to waist perch.
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That's great that you got out with your wife. I was camping and ice fishing in Montana at -18 degrees. I will show you pics later. I agree we should not waist any fish.
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I am looking forward to see the pictures. Did you also hunt geese while in Montana?
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Ya. I will come over and show you the pics when I get a chance.
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What is the best way fillet a 5" pearch?
Down the backbone from gill to tail but leaving it attached, flip and remove the skin, Cut the ribs out?
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That is a good question next time I do it I will have to take pics and make an explanation. In simple terms what you say is correct. I have a method that I use a flexible knife to follow the ribs but not cut into them. It saves me a step but it is too complicated for me to explain I will have to take pics.
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I look forward to seeing how to do that too.
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