Basic Perch Fishing Techniques

P erch Fishing

Basic Perch Fishing Techniques

If you are taking your kids out for some perch action, shallow water
around docks, scattered weeds, lily pads and rocky bottom points will
be some good places to start. A piece of worm rigged underneath a
bobber will give them plenty of action.

If you are looking to catch some jumbo perch that you can take home
for dinner, you need to be fishing deeper water except for spawning
time and during the fall.

Big perch will not be mixed in with the smaller perch. Perch will school
up together and the big fish hang out with the big fish.

When you're fishing an area and you are catching all small perch,
move to another spot. Keep moving until you find a school of bigger
fish. Big perch also like to hug the bottom just like walleye. Walleye
fishermen usually catch some big perch because they are in similar
areas.

When you find the bigger fish, you need to know how to entice more of
them to eat. Perch are competitive and they are curious when another
fish is hooked. You can often see half a dozen or more perch following
the perch on your line all the way to the boat. Some anglers set the
hook on one fish, put the rod down and get their other rod in the same
spot. This can help you catch more fish and leads to some chaos
which can be fun. If you have a fishing partner in the boat, don't wind
your fish up to the boat. Let the fish stay down there while your partner
throws their bait down there. This is an easy way to get a double.

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