Perch in a trout fishery

[Sportsman]

Hi to all you Perch fishermen.

A local trout fishery has just opened a new lake for coarse fishing. They have a large trout lake stocked with rainbows which also contains a large head of perch and they are having a Perch day in a couple of weeks, with the intention that any Perch caught will be transferred over to the coarse lake. Any technique or bait will be allowed for the day so suggestions please. I imagine float fished worm or maggot is likely to be favourite but I fancy a very light spinning outfit with some small jelly worms. Livebait is not an option !

[Tony U]

Sportsman

PM me your address and iI will send you some of the Ultralight spinner baits Newt was on about a few posts back. They would be ideal for Perch and er umm Rainbow Trout.

 

 

Tony

[Andy_1984]

most successful tactic i think for perch is wobbled lobworm leaving to to sit half a minute between reels this is when they are most likely to take it, also spinners do just aswel

[Colin Brett]

Hi to all you Perch fishermen.

A local trout fishery has just opened a new lake for coarse fishing. They have a large trout lake stocked with rainbows which also contains a large head of perch and they are having a Perch day in a couple of weeks, with the intention that any Perch caught will be transferred over to the coarse lake. Any technique or bait will be allowed for the day so suggestions please. I imagine float fished worm or maggot is likely to be favourite but I fancy a very light spinning outfit with some small jelly worms. Livebait is not an option !

 

There's a clue in this image

 

 

Colin

[Sportsman]

Thanks for the replies.

I just don't see how we are going to avoid catching hundreds of Rainbows

I have always wondered what a 4lb rainbow would feel like on a match rod

I think we will get our string pulled one way or the other

[Kappa]

Thanks for the replies.

I just don't see how we are going to avoid catching hundreds of Rainbows

I have always wondered what a 4lb rainbow would feel like on a match rod

I think we will get our string pulled one way or the other

 

I used to work on a trout farm. The boss there had some large perch in the "catch your dinner pond" which he wanted me to catch whilst avoinding the trout (as these were all money to him). Well I can tell you those trout ate everything livebaits, deadbaits, worms anything and everything! There is a reason flyfishermen use flies if they used anything actually edible the fishing would be way way to easy just ask anyone who fishes for grayling in the winter on trout waters!

 

Rich

[chelmerpaul]

There's a clue in this image

 

 

Colin

 

That's one hell of a picture of a stripey, Colin. One of the best I've seen. Yours?

[Colin Brett]

That's one hell of a picture of a stripey, Colin. One of the best I've seen. Yours?

My photo? Yes! Fish was caught by my boat partner on Grafham yesterday.

 

I'm a bit pleased with it myself!

 

Colin

[dav]

whilst fly fishing lockwood beck on the north york moors last year i had a perch of around 2lb on a very small buzzer , funnily enough the fly i used was very similar to the one in the perches mouth on that pic , fished very deep and very slow, like the idea of the small spinner baits ( which i dont possess any of ) but im sure the trout would go mad for them too..

[rarepleasures]

There's a clue in this image

 

Chris Yates called them the Buccaneer on R4's Fish Tales. This picture shows they really are the Capt Jack Sparrow of fish.

 

Tony