Author Topic: White Perch help! (Read 5148 times)

dickbaker · « **on:** Mar 23, 2015, 03:57 PM »

I don't have a snow machine but I would love to fish for white perch (or big yellows) on Winnipessaukee.
Would some body be kind enough to PM me and let me know where I might park and walk on. I'm old but I can drag my jet sled a mile if I have to.
Dick

fishingidjit · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 23, 2015, 05:24 PM »

Dick , maybe Webster would be better for whites ?? Folks have PMed me in the past on good spots on Webster that were walkable, not sure if they are hot spots anymore?

cretehed · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 23, 2015, 06:28 PM »

Winter Harbor is good you can go of Carrie beach off Forest rd straight out 200 yards(roughly) small spinners have been good my son got a real nice one Sunday afternoon Jigging dillies Milton 3 ponds behind Rays mariena is also good just not as big

bikrsrule · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 23, 2015, 06:36 PM »

I know lake wentworth always had a ton of whites, where to ice fish em I wouldnt know though.

dickbaker · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 23, 2015, 07:14 PM »

Quote from: cretehed on Mar 23, 2015, 06:28 PM

Winter Harbor is good you can go of Carrie beach off Forest rd straight out 200 yards(roughly) small spinners have been good my son got a real nice one Sunday afternoon Jigging dillies Milton 3 ponds behind Rays mariena is also good just not as big

Wow! That brings back memories. I spent most of my first decades on Milton 3 Ponds. My dad and I built a year round cottage next to the Town beach in the 60's. I had friends and family on all three ponds.
Dick

Nitro16 · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 23, 2015, 11:23 PM »

Can walk on easy in 19 mile bay. Plenty on spots within a mile walk. Very easy access

meatandmetal · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 06:50 AM »

Dick PM sent.

sorelippin · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 07:38 AM »

def 19 mile...easy on.

jethro · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 07:58 AM »

I've had good luck with the whites in Opeechee. Little bit of a tough walk though.

dickbaker · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 08:12 AM »

Boy Oh Boy! This site always amazes me. Lots of offers and advice! But JoeGG has offered to take me to his secret spot on Saturday.
Of course it has to remain secret ! This will probably be my last time in the south this season. Hopefully we will have pictures and story to post.
Thanks to everyone for help.

Denny I didn't get your PM.
Dick

meatandmetal · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 08:18 AM »

Quote from: dickbaker on Mar 24, 2015, 08:12 AM

Boy Oh Boy! This site always amazes me. Lots of offers and advice! But JoeGG has offered to take me to his secret spot on Saturday.
Of course it has to remain secret ! This will probably be my last time in the south this season. Hopefully we will have pictures and story to post.
Thanks to everyone for help.

Denny I didn't get your PM.
Dick

You should have it now Dick. I know someone (PoolGuy) who went with JoeGG and he put duct tape over his eyes. Bring a blindfold with you it will be easier to take off.

PoolGuy · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 09:09 AM »

Quote from: meatandmetal on Mar 24, 2015, 08:18 AM

You should have it now Dick. I know someone (PoolGuy) who went with JoeGG and he put duct tape over his eyes. Bring a blindfold with you it will be easier to take off.

sorelippin · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 11:50 AM »

Not for nothing but I always do well in 19 mile and there are slobs in there but there is also a consistent bite in Ossipee. Good sized ones too but quality not as good as Winni overall.

JoeGG · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 07:38 PM »

I will take anyone but I have to feel they will be worthy and respectful of the spot. Pool Guy, and Sorelippin are guys I didn't know but looked up old posts on them to see what kind of sportsman they were. I had them out because I knew they were passionate about the sport, offered advice to me as well, practiced catch and release to a certain extent, and respected the spot. Both are good guys and will fish with them again. I have also taken guys that threw cigarette butts in the water, drank like idiots, and acted like fools. Those are the guys I won't ask again.

My philosophy is that you pay it forward. Give any advice you can because that's how any of us have had any success in this sport. Sure, I have a spot or two I keep to myself but it's not out of selfishness. It's just a couple of places that give me peace of mind and nobody is ever there when I am there. Sometimes solitude is good for the soul.

I was lucky enough to have a guy show me the ropes when I was 9 yrs old and he is now 93 yrs young. He was just a guy behind my camp and we have been friends since. Best fisherman I know. He re-married when his wife died a few years ago and I was best man at his wedding. How many 54 year old guys can say they were best man at a WWII veterans wedding? Lol.

So, be an ambassador to the sport and give advice if you are able. And for god's sake stop ruining photos of nice fish by blacking the background out. It looks ridiculous. Take the pic up against a tree or shanty. See you Saturday DickBaker. Don't even know what you look like. Lol

JoeGG · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 07:42 PM »

I want to say one more thing. There is nobody, I mean nobody, that will offer advice and expect nothing in return more than Tom.(Dispy)He is the epitome of everything said in my last post.

Dispy · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 08:13 PM »

Quote from: JoeGG on Mar 24, 2015, 07:38 PM

I will take anyone but I have to feel they will be worthy and respectful of the spot. Pool Guy, and Sorelippin are guys I didn't know but looked up old posts on them to see what kind of sportsman they were. I had them out because I knew they were passionate about the sport, offered advice to me as well, practiced catch and release to a certain extent, and respected the spot. Both are good guys and will fish with them again. I have also taken guys that threw cigarette butts in the water, drank like idiots, and acted like fools. Those are the guys I won't ask again.

My philosophy is that you pay it forward. Give any advice you can because that's how any of us have had any success in this sport. Sure, I have a spot or two I keep to myself but it's not out of selfishness. It's just a couple of places that give me peace of mind and nobody is ever there when I am there. Sometimes solitude is good for the soul.

I was lucky enough to have a guy show me the ropes when I was 9 yrs old and he is now 93 yrs young. He was just a guy behind my camp and we have been friends since. Best fisherman I know. He re-married when his wife died a few years ago and I was best man at his wedding. How many 54 year old guys can say they were best man at a WWII veterans wedding? Lol.

So, be an ambassador to the sport and give advice if you are able. And for god's sake stop ruining photos of nice fish by blacking the background out. It looks ridiculous. Take the pic up against a tree or shanty. See you Saturday DickBaker. Don't even know what you look like. Lol

Good luck out there Mr. Baker. You'll be in good hands especially fishing with Joe...look forward to the reports. Oh and Joe do you recall this? Click on the picture to view

SALMONEMIA · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 09:07 PM »

Great post Joe G. Your spot on with all you wrote. Best man for a WWII vet that's cool. Good on you for sharing your spot and knowledge. I've been fortunate to meet and fish with some really great fishermen and learn a lot in the process because
Of guys like yourself. Good luck with the whites at your spot.

cretehed · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 24, 2015, 09:13 PM »

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meatandmetal · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 25, 2015, 06:41 AM »

Right on Joe good luck. You will have a good time with Dick I have fished with him a few times and even ate dinner with him and his wife Mary. Great people. They love birds.

I'm sure that he will have his patented high fiber, chocolate frosted donuts with him.

sorelippin · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 25, 2015, 11:28 AM »

Have fun, guys. I sure wish posting pictures wasn't such a chore here or perhaps I'd share more often. Joe, that big brown never got posted as well as all my outings this year but I send to those in the know. Good to see ya out there early ice. Maybe we can troll the soft water this spring. Anyway, headed to Northern Maine Friday with the sleds and hitting up some big trout and salmon spots for the year-end finale. Oh, bought a new sled, Joe. Brand new off the show room. Gonna be more mobile next year. Good luck again, fellas and stay on top of the ice.

68 TROUT · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 25, 2015, 06:37 PM »

Dispy ........
Nice Video, Thanks For Sharing...
JoeGG, Good for you, that is a great story !!
I just lost my 91 year old neighbor a few weeks ago.
He was my go to guy for gardening forever...
He was one of the first to welcome my family
to the neighborhood 40+ years ago.......
Always happy to receive some trout, pheasant, venison, etc.
I agree, pay it forward.........
Tight Lines Guys
Miss him a lot !!

jonny jigger · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 06:15 PM »

Dick not sure how far u are from St alban VT but the whites have move in and there pulling 100-160 pounds a day out each fisherman still 2 feet of ice but another week and it will be done

SALMONEMIA · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 27, 2015, 08:02 PM »

Quote from: jonny jigger on Mar 27, 2015, 06:15 PM

Dick not sure how far u are from St alban VT but the whites have move in and there pulling 100-160 pounds a day out each fisherman still 2 feet of ice but another week and it will be done

how can a lake not get fished out? must be a big lake?

jonny jigger · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 28, 2015, 03:27 AM »

lake Champlain thats what we do all winter fish pan fish and sell them big market over here

SALMONEMIA · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 30, 2015, 08:14 AM »

interesting.

dickbaker · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 30, 2015, 08:59 AM »

I have a camper at Grand Isle, just across the lake from St. Albans. But its too cold to stay in the camper for the winter so I haven't ice fished there for several years. If you check my post for JoeGG fishing you will see a picture of a typical white perch day at St. Albans.
They are considered a serious invasive and some would like to see them fished out. I have yet to find out how to catch them in open water.
They would provide a super fish fry!
Dick

meatandmetal · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 30, 2015, 09:05 AM »

Quote from: dickbaker on Mar 30, 2015, 08:59 AM

I have a camper at Grand Isle, just across the lake from St. Albans. But its too cold to stay in the camper for the winter so I haven't ice fished there for several years. If you check my post for JoeGG fishing you will see a picture of a typical white perch day at St. Albans.
They are considered a serious invasive and some would like to see them fished out. I have yet to find out how to catch them in open water.
They would provide a super fish fry!
Dick

Dick when I was in Maine in my youth we would troll with spinners with a nightcrawler down about 10-20 ft in deeper water. When we hit a school we would stop the boat and start casting and pull them in. When the bite stopped we would head out and look for another school of them.

dickbaker · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 30, 2015, 10:03 AM »

Thanks Denny. Spinners and crawlers. Now that's my kind of fishing. Biologist tell me that they are only feeding on 2MM Daphnia, but its hard to imagine that anything would pass up a juicy crawler??
I'll report back at the end of June hoping for several white perch fish fries

Dick

jonny jigger · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 30, 2015, 04:16 PM »

i herd a guy and his son got 550 pounds in 5 hours this weekend hit it today hammer them for a hour then lost the whole school well thats how it go

fishingidjit · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 30, 2015, 04:28 PM »

Dick, I have friends that catch their limit on Webster lake every time they go. They troll until they find them and then drop anchor and jig or throw out a marker and keep trolling through the same spot. They say the bite never gets going until mid June.

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Author Topic: White Perch help! (Read 5148 times)