Richard E. Loc: South Dakota

It just so happens that I have had an exceptional year catching Perch. What has worked thus far is a single hook with about 1/2" nightcrawler located about a foot off the bottom. I use a split shot about two feet above the hook and a very small torpedo bobber. Have also used a crappie rig with the split above the two hooks. On numerous occasions I cast, but always with a the same size night crawler on any lure I use. I have found that a very very slow retrieval works the very best.
Good Luck

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

That's how I fish for them. A piece of nightcrawler under a slip bobber.

Gorgeguy Loc: The Dalles, OR

Perch are one of my favorite fish to eat. Be sure to keep enough for a meal. Even small ones eat good but can be a PIA to fillet.

Gtoes Loc: Minnesota

As a kid I fished for Yellow Perch in Minnesota. We started with a worm bobber fishing to catch our first Perch. Then we cut out a strip from the belly of that Perch and used that for bait. The skin is tough so you can use that bait over and over while worms are eaten off. We did get in trouble though as we caught so many Perch that we had no more room on our stringers, Sooooo, we started putting the Perch into the screened box that grandpa had built on the end of his dock. How we supposed to know that the box was where he kept his minnows? Want to know how to seign minnows?

Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio

I’d suggest a stop at the local bait shop . They probably won’t give you an exact location but will most likely answer how deep they are being found.
They tend to move around but if you can find target depth, that can eliminate a lot of unproductive water
Minnows my number 1 choice.
If you find em, stay with em. They will be bunched up

Richard E. Loc: South Dakota

I started using an electric knife this year. Takes a lot of work out of cleaning Perch. Try it, you will like it.

Gary Northrop Loc: Richland WA

One of the best baits for perch, even better than worms,
are perch eyes.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

No advice, but welcome to the Stage Tiny. Good luck and tight lines.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

Yep, that’s what they recommend here, especially when ice fishing for perch.

forrest r Loc: NE ohio

I've been using a snelled #6 bait holder hook with an 1/8thoz split shot. The split shot is clamped on the snelling line 5" above the hook. I use crawlers on the hook (1/5th or 1/6th of a crawler filling the hook) and use what's called the drop shot method to catch perch. Drop the drop shot down until it hits bottom and raise it up 6". You're in the perch zone.

When perch hit it's not a snatch and grab, more oven then not it's a dink/dink/dink hit with crawlers. You'll see it on the rod tip, you want to pick the rod up and raise the tip 3"/4" higher than it's original position. Perch tend to hit harder/solid hits when going up after food, easier to set the hook.

Don't know about where you're fishing here in ne ohio the water temps are starting to drop and this starts the fall bite for perch/bluegill. They start coming into shallower water. I've been using drop shots and crawlers in +/- 6' of water and catching really nice perch & bluegill in a kayak using ul equipment.

Went out last week and caught 25 perch, 24 bluegill and 1 catfish. Sunday went out and it was rough, real rough with 6"+ chop and 12+mph winds. Hand to work hard in that 10' kayak bouncing around to catch 10 perch (6 of them 11+"), 3 bluegill (8 1/2"+) and 6 catfish.

If you have a fish finder putt around until you find them or drift fish until you start getting hits. Then anchor up and put out a can of cat food for chum. I use my anchor on the kayak and partially open a can of fish type cat food and wire it to the anchor. Every now and then I pull on the anchor line bouncing the anchor/cat food releasing more chum.

Myself I don't have a fish finder and don't drift fish until I find perch. I have a general idea where they are or I simply fish the same area that I have easy access to. A bait shot will point you in the right direction & the chum will do the rest.

good luck