Available in the 110- to 115-millimeter lengths, these lures are still small enough to elicit hits from perch, but big enough to attract the attention of larger game such as striped bass or halibut.

This will cause the bait to hang head down where it can be easily inhaled headfirst by a big perch allowing for a clean and efficient hookset. Often, once you catch a couple fish, the activity of the ...

A holiday weekend is coming. One popular activity is the National Lake Trout Derby on Seneca Lake. It’s also a deadline weekend for the Niagara County Pro-Am Tournament.

Here I’ll explain how you can bag an end-of-season whacker using lures, why fishing for perch during these low-light hours can be so rewarding, and how you can make the most of your time on the ...

If you’ve thought about consolidating your hard-water tackle box but don’t know where to start, consider these 10 jigs and lures that are great at catching perch as they are at catching walleye.

Tie on one of these top baits to catch your limit on the hard waters By Derrek Sigler Jan 30, 2025 Best Ice Fishing Lures for Perch in 2025 Best Overall ...

Capt. Rich Sleziak at Slez’s Bait in Lake Station texted: Perch action good over the weekend for boats fishing west of burns ditch in 50 to 60ft of water using xl- fatheads on perch fly rigs.

Perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; and there’s ice fishing, at least in the Northwoods. Nate Torres emailed the photo at the top and this: ...

If you prefer to use lures in your perch search, focus on using smaller jigs, spoons and plastics, preferably anything in the ⅛-ounce range or less. When using lures for perch, it is important ...

Whether you're fishing for yellow perch or walleye, here are the best ice fishing lures for perch—many you can use with or without live bait.

Matt Wilson of Lewiston fished the Dash for Cash on Saturday and picked away at some average-size fish with a few more than 4 pounds. All these fish are in search of bait and areas are starting to ...

The smallmouth bass fishing has been good around the Bass Islands in 10 to 14 feet of water on drop shot rigs and tube jigs. Live bait fishermen are casting soft craws, leeches and minnows for bass.