We had a fantastic perch bite this weekend. We were targeting walleyes, but its hard to complain when we were catching 10-13" perch at the rate of 3-4 an hour. We were targeting the deep rock and gravel areas in 19-25 ft. and pretty much caught these fish in every location we tried. We were trolling #5 and #7 crankbaits. We did catch some smaller 6-8" fish, but most of them were true jumbos. If we were planning on keeping them, I think we could have changed up our baits a little and really put a hurt on them. I talked to guy at the landing that said hes been targeting perch and having a hard time getting them. He said hes been using nightcrawlers and small leeches, and reflecting back we never caught any perch on livebait in 3 days.
Todd, you should put up the picture of your perch.
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Humana Insurance Representative-Brainerd and Mille Lacs Area