Perch Bonanza In Lake Erie!

Perch Fishing In Full Swing

My friends at the local fish company have told me that the near shore perch honey holes are producing decent catches of Yellow Perch, but are very small and barely "keeper" sized.

Compare these catches with those being taken in deeper water, North and East of the Bass Islands and I'm told that the perch being taken much further from shore and near the Canadian border are enormous. Really big hauls of monster yellow perch!

They told me that clients are catching 4 and 5 man limits in just under an hour, lots of double headers and all very, very big. Like 10 to 12 inches average size. As our old buddy Al Lindner says "I heard dat, some really big pigs!"

While this area is famous for Walleye primarily, Fall offers a bonanza of jumbo yellow perch and smallmouth bass fishing. If you're in the area you can rent private charters for 6 people or take your sweet time and take a fishing trip on one of the many "head" or "walk on" boats for a pittance. You're bound to catch enough for dinner and have a great day on the water. Don't forget to have your waterproof camera with you for memories of your fishing trip!

You know what Auggie says right? Auggie, long departed, was always one to mention "it don't take long once you get into 'em"!