Perchin Q's

[UltimateOutdoorsman]

Anyone fish Perch in the rivers?

I hear they run the rivers but I have no idea when, or how to fish them. Slip bobbers? On bottom?

Thanks!

~JB

[woodie slayer]

i catch em in the saginaw river 1st ice close to the mouth..just use a perch rig and fish the shelf area by shore

[MikeTightLines]

Perch can be found in the lower stretches of many rivers in the spring (March-early April), and again in Oct. -early Nov. We catch them every spring in Vets Park/ Bay City on perch rigs w/minnows. Also have caught lots of fish in Quanicassee and Sebewaing rivers. When the spring run is on, perch can be found in almost any river or harbor on Lake Huron.

[UltimateOutdoorsman]

I'm over on the west side of the state up in TC.

I wonder what the perch numbers are like in Lake Mich compared to your side of the state this year?

[MikeTightLines]

I haven't tried for perch on the Lk.Michigan side in many years, but in the past ,I know there used to be a good spring run in Hamlin Lk. and also Manistee Lk. I couldn't say about recently, though....:fish:Also ,I know at one time you could slam spring perch a lot farther south, around Holland, Saugatuck and Grand Haven, but again I don't know about recent years.