White Perch: Hi folks, we have a large body of brackish water here in Virginia Beach, VA called Back Bay. It's one of our better fisheries her in the southeast area of Virginia. One of...

lstortini Loc: Virginia Beach, VA

Hi folks, we have a large body of brackish water here in Virginia Beach, VA called Back Bay. It's one of our better fisheries her in the southeast area of Virginia. One of my favorite fish to catch and eat is a white perch. A couple of days ago I was talking to one of the local young fishermen in the Back Bay area and he recommended that I fish a small shrimp tail under a bobber and I should tear them up. I've always used small minnows and worms under a bobber and did well. When using artificial bates, I use a small short armed spinner gold or silver with a soft plastic multicolor tube or grub on a lead headed jig and do OK! After this weather front passes through I plan on trying the shrimp under the bobber. Has anyone out there ever tried using shrimp to catch white perch. I've used grass shrimp before but never frozen packaged small shrimp.

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

I’ll eat the shrimp and you can have the tails - sure worth giving it a try. I try to learn new things to try. Go for it.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

lstortini wrote:

Hi folks, we have a large body of brackish water h... (show quote)

Welcome to the Forum, Istortini, I have never tried it but it sounds to me like it would work. I would use a live shrimp.

lstortini Loc: Virginia Beach, VA

I would flyguy, but live shrimp are not readily available in our bait shops in the Hampton Roads area.

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

I'm curious Istortini, are you after a species of fish called white perch or are you using the slang term for crappie? I know there are white perch as there are lakes in Kansas & Arkansas where they were inadvertently stocked & have been labeled an invasive species.

fishrmans Loc: Waushara Cnty Wisconsin and Port Charlotte Fl

Just wondering...never heard of crappie in brackish water..

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

fishrmans wrote:

Just wondering...never heard of crappie in brackish water..

That's just one of the things I'm curious about. there's a lot of pilgrim's down south that call crappie white perch.

lstortini Loc: Virginia Beach, VA

The invasive species White Perch is what I am talking about. I know Crappie very well because I am a Crappie Fisherman. BTW there are a lot of Black Crappie in Back Bay, Virginia Beach, VA. Virginia issues citations for Crappie 2 lbs or larger and many citation Black Crappie have been taken out of Back Bay brackish water. Here is a picture of brackish water crappie!

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Well regardless of what you call it there, it sure looks like a crappie to me.Just Sayin...RJS

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

lstortini wrote:

The invasive species White Perch is what I am talking about. I know Crappie very well because I am a Crappie Fisherman. BTW there are a lot of Black Crappie in Back Bay, Virginia Beach, VA. Virginia issues citations for Crappie 2 lbs or larger and many citation Black Crappie have been taken out of Back Bay brackish water. Here is a picture of brackish water crappie!

Thanks for sharing and explaining, Istortini, that was news to me too.

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

Thanks for clearing that up. Good luck & tight lines.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

We use shrimp tails off of cocktail shrimp. freeze them slide them over a hook I've caught catfish using them 👍

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

lstortini wrote:

The invasive species White Perch is what I am talking about. I know Crappie very well because I am a Crappie Fisherman. BTW there are a lot of Black Crappie in Back Bay, Virginia Beach, VA. Virginia issues citations for Crappie 2 lbs or larger and many citation Black Crappie have been taken out of Back Bay brackish water. Here is a picture of brackish water crappie!

There are numerous areas in South Louisiana where you can catch bass, catfish, bream, speckled trout, redfish and black drum all in the same area. The brackish water has to be just right along with their food source but you can really have fun. Venice Louisiana is a prime example.

JimRed Loc: Coastal New Jersey, Belmar area

bottomcoon wrote:

That's just one of the things I'm curious about. there's a lot of pilgrim's down south that call crappie white perch.

A White Perch in these parts is a small second cousin to the Striped Bass of salt and brackish fame, and half of the hybrid Striper DNA. They might call them White Bass in other waters. I grew up calling Crappies Calico Bass.

Rayz Loc: North West N.J. and South Hero Vt.

Used them often with good results when grass shrimp weren't available. They also hit bacon on small spinners. Caught many in the tidal creeks in South Jersey.