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bearnoob:
I never seem to catch perch on my local lakes except though the ice. Most winters I mark huge schools of what turns out to be 3"-4" fish. My question is, do larger perch typically school up with the dinks and, if so, how do I weed through the stunted ones?

When I upsize my presentation I end up with no bites. Should I just move on to the next spot?

Thanks for the help.

onestring:
use an eye of a perch

bearnoob:

--- Quote from: onestring on Dec 10, 2017, 12:30 PM ---use an eye of a perch

--- End quote ---

I would but it's not legal here.

hardwater diehard:
Try fishing higher...above the schools....tip downs work well as they draw in fish ...think decoying ..they also will let you know which way the school is headed .If fishing a large flat it can be tough as they will roam ...look for features that will slow them up as they pass through ...weed patches...inside and outside turns etc .Larger perch act like their predator cousins the walleye ...preferring larger prey... minnows ...even their own kind.

ejdelvo28:
My experience in stunted lakes is that the larger perch tend to be lone rangers.  If I were you I'd fish walleye sized baits under tip ups and spread them out.

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