Bait for Perch fishing

Tuesday, 17 April 2007

The perch, also called a yellow perch or ringed-perch put up a mighty good fight against anglers, who fish them mostly for their delicious flavor. As perch are rather small creatures, measuring only about 7-9 inches, the perch is not a much sought-after fish except for its culinary delights it offers. Some good places to haul in perch are in the Great Lakes, Canada, Pennyslvania, South Carolina and even other states such as Kansas, Indiana, Utah and Iowa. Boat docks, harbors, and breakwaters, as well as inland lakes usually abound with perch. To catch one of these, it is important, then, to know what type of bait lures them most effectively.

Live bait is also a favorite for stand-by perch fishers. The kind of bait actually depends on the fisherman’s preference, although most prefer this type of bait, as opposed to the synthetic ones. Worms are effective bait, as well as insects and small minnows. This latter type of bait is used mostly when fishermen employ the drift-fishing or trolling method, along with other tools such as three-way rigs, spinner-rigs, jigheads and leadheads. Minnows are also particularly effective during late fall and winter seasons. Worms such as nightcrawlers, although they’re not as popular, can also be effective. In natural lakes, fishermen usually prefer to use insect larvae such as maggots and silver wigglers.

Other types of bait that prove to be useful for catching trout include grubs, mousees and wax warms, which all have the distinct advantage of a long shelf life. During the summer season, crayfish is the favorite bait of anglers. Fishermen split the tail and extract the meat of the crayfish before tempting the perch with it. Other anglers also use perch eyes, particularly in autumn and winter. One drawback of cut baits, though, is that supply is rather unreliable. The best way to guarantee a steady supply is to freeze some cut bait in separate plastic bags. If you plan to use a perch eye, for example, arrange about 8 perch eyes at the bottom of a plastic bag so they resemble a string of beads. Doing this enables you to take one out without having to unfreeze every perch eye.

Presentation is an important aspect of baiting perch. 3-5g range lures, for example, are effective when perch start their feeding frenzy. Keep in mind that perch are schooling fish, so don’t be surprised when a whole school suddenly starts chomping on your fresh bait!

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