Perch season

[Anderoo]

I just got the pictures

 

This is the 2lb 10oz from the Thames:

 

 

This is the biggie from the stream:

 

And this one was taken right on darkness yesterday evening from the stream again, an ounce under 3lb no matter how much I bounced the scales

 

 

I've never had a start to the perch season like this.

[Kappa]

I just got the pictures

 

This is the 2lb 10oz from the Thames:

 

 

This is the biggie from the stream:

 

And this one was taken right on darkness yesterday evening from the stream again, an ounce under 3lb no matter how much I bounced the scales

 

 

I've never had a start to the perch season like this.

 

Pah thats nothing look it this monster!

 

 

Its not actually as long as the worm!

 

Rich

Edited October 2, 2008 by Richard Capper

[Andy_1984]

Pah thats nothing look it this monster!

 

 

Its not actually as long as the worm!

 

Rich

 

 

new pb richard

 

nice result anderoo, think ill be going big perch stalking after ive had my fill of pike

[musicmick1973]

some nice perch there. Just got back from the little river that i've been fishing, spoke to the only 2 other guys down there, they said there are some nice perch down there. So I think it will be over to the worm and see what happens

I have been fishing down there for chub with bread and meat, in the first 4 casts I had 2 chub on meat

1 going 2lb 8oz and the other went 2lb 10oz, not a bad 4 hours of unexpected fishing.

[Andy Macfarlane]

Spot on mate. I can't think who I said it to, if it was on here or where it was but you can try this anyway. If you hold the perch along the length of your forearm and with your other hand out of sight, stroke the perch's belly, it'll very often throw it's spines up for the camera, so you're not seen holding them up. I don't know if this is an automatic defence mechanism or what the reason might be but that's how many of the best perch pictures are taken. It doesn't always work but it's always worth a try.

[Angly]

Wow, gorgeous fish, bravo indeed!

[Andy_1984]

Spot on mate. I can't think who I said it to, if it was on here or where it was but you can try this anyway. If you hold the perch along the length of your forearm and with your other hand out of sight, stroke the perch's belly, it'll very often throw it's spines up for the camera, so you're not seen holding them up. I don't know if this is an automatic defence mechanism or what the reason might be but that's how many of the best perch pictures are taken. It doesn't always work but it's always worth a try.

 

i think its a horny mechanism

[Andy Macfarlane]

That's a different kind of 'perch' you've been rubbing Andy

[Chris Plumb]

Glad to say my perch season is off and running too. First frost of the autumn yesterday morning(well an iced up car anyway), dull and cool - definitely felt like perch weather. First ¾hr in a favourite haunt produced 2 good stripeys, a 1lb 14oz fish followed quickly by a 2lb 15oz fish....nice!

 

 

C.

[Anderoo]

Glad to say my perch season is off and running too. First frost of the autumn yesterday morning(well an iced up car anyway), dull and cool - definitely felt like perch weather. First ¾hr in a favourite haunt produced 2 good stripeys, a 1lb 14oz fish followed quickly by a 2lb 15oz fish....nice!

 

 

C.

 

Nice one Chris 2lb 15oz seems to be a popular weight, I've had three now It's sad isn't it, another ounce and it take it up a serious notch!

 

I tried again at the weekend but normal service has resumed. One little tiddler. The weather was all over the place though, I thought I was going to get blown in at one point. I'm going to give it a rest now and wait for some extra water and colour to get into the stream. It normally fishes well when it's like that, plus all the fish are pushed into little slacks in the margins which is good.

 

I did see a perch swirl on the surface at dusk though - that wasn't a tiddler!

 

Oh, and I found my old favourite perch float again - the wind blew it out of it's hiding place in the reeds

Edited October 6, 2008 by Anderoo