Dippin' the Net

Fished with Daryl. We did the Grosse Ile tour today. Temperature was in the mid 30s this morning and by the time we quit fishing it was only in the lower 40s. The wind was out of the Northwest 10 to 15 knots but because we were fishing from the docks it did not bother us too much. Fished the same areas as the last trip using the perch rigs tipped with shiners. The fishing was great but the size of the fish was disappointing. We easily caught over a hundred perch but we only kept 14. All the fish that we kept today were females. It's still early and the bigger fish may yet show up.

Spring Perch Jerking

Fished with Doug S. Temperature was in the lower 20s this morning and by noon it was in the middle 50s. The wind was light out of the East and the sun was out most of the day. We started fishing at Lake Erie Metro Park and did not catch a fish. From there we went to the Trenton Channel and fished off some docks and did not catch any fish. Made a move to Elba Mar Marina and we never got a bite. Made one last move to another Marina and we finally caught some fish. We were just using our perch rigs fishing off the bottom with minnows. Caught a lot of small fish which kept us very busy but the weather was nice so it made for an enjoyable day. Kept 29 perch for the trip.