Marcus Leman Loc: Moses Lake WA

Perch from shore in east Wisconsin in mid September (Kewaunee and Algoma zone) and south to Peoria IL

I am visiting for 5 days

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Marcus: Hoss, I've never been to Wisconsin, but from what I know about perch, what you need is the right bait, and you will catch perch regardless of where you are. I suggest you find a shop where they sell earth worms and get some small hooks and floats. Around docks, and if those aren't available anyplace near a drop off into deeper water. If you are catching small ones, and not any size, move to another location. Just Sayin...RJS

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

Welcome aboard there ML.

Blindman Loc: Wisconsin

Decades ago perch were plentiful in Lake Michigan and could readily be caught from piers, even in Milwaukee. Overfishing and invasive species severely cut down on the numbers. I would try the Kewaunee and Algoma areas. Also think about Green Bay as long as you are in that area, the long bay not the city. There is great fishing for larger game fish there. Or try lake trout and salmon in the main lake...

Mike

Ron620DVS Loc: Guntersville Alabama

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Lake Michigan Perch Anglers Need to Adjust Approach: Biologists Say Ecosystem is Changing;



Last year’s southern Lake Michigan perch fishery had a lot of guys scratching their heads. The fish would show up one day, then gone the next.

Hoosier biologists Brian Breidert and Ben Dickinson may have an explanation and a possible solution.

“The fishery has changed,” said Breidert, “and fishermen have to change with it.”

He believes anglers who are accustomed to catching yellow perch in the same areas year after year might want to fish deeper, and more importantly, pay very closer attention to the water temperature.

Before we get into that, anglers should be reminded that the perch population is a fragile thing.

We had good year-classes in 2003 and 2005. Those fish provided some good fishing a few years ago, but things slowed down. The bigger fish got hammered pretty good and subsequent year classes weren’t so hot. The quality perch population dwindled. However, 2015 produced a bonanza perch hatch and those fish survived the winter of 2015-16 quite well. If you perch fished much last year, you caught a lot of 4-inchers. Those were the 2015 class.

Dickinson, who spent a lot of his free time perch fishing, saw it too.

“There were days I’d bring up my bait or a fish and there would be dozens of those little guys following it to the top,” he recalled.

Those 2015 fish should be around 6 inches next summer—too small for most perch-jerkers—but it lends promise for a good fishery in 2018.




Please click on links for additional information, Thank You.

https://midwestoutdoors.com/news/lake-michigan-perch-ecosystem/


Yellow perch – Lake Winnebago;

Wisconsin’s largest inland lake is one of the best places in the country to catch yellow perch. This 138,000-acre lake has offered up some monster perch over the years, some reaching lengths of 16 inches or more. Locals jig for perch and often use slip bobbers. In the waters around Oshkosh, look for weed beds. Sunken islands and other bumps and humps in the lake bottom are worth checking out. Once you find a school of perch, look out!


https://witravelbestbets.com/your-best-bets-for-bluegills-crappies-and-perch/#:~:text=Yellow%20perch%20%E2%80%93%20Lake%20Winnebago,and%20often%20use%20slip%20bobbers.

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LAKE WINNEBAGO (WI) FISHING REPORT – MARK SCHRAM;


https://anglingbuzz.com/lake-winnebago-wi-fishing-report-mark-schram-15/


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Ron620DVS Loc: Guntersville Alabama

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50 places to fish from shore within 60 minutes of downtown ...dnr.wi.gov › fishing › lakemichigan ›



Extensive shore fishing throughout all of Lake Shore State Park. Take I-794 ... Go east to Wisconsin Avenue then go south for 1 block. 24. Sauk Creek at Port ... Reel: medium-sized spinning reel with good drag system. Line: 8- to 10- pound ...


PDF;


https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/documents/lakemichigan/closetohome_letter.pdf


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