Missisquoi bay whites

[Vtperchchaser]

I’ve been reading Missisquoi bay has a large population of white perch. If this is true why haven’t I run into them more while pike fishing out there. Once I set my tip ups I take the wheeler and run around jigging for what I can find. Yet to hit any whites. Maybe they have areas they stay in? This winter I may leave the tip ups behind and just cover more water jigging to see what’s in there

[ISLAND STORM]

I caught some whites up there like 5 years ago but haven’t seen any to speak of the last few years besides an occasional one here and there.

[Vtperchchaser]

Last yr few people reported catching few mixed with yellows near the river mouth but with a massive amount of water to cover would be a shot in the dark to try to find them I feel. Not very deep so maybe just hit the deepest basins first. They are great fun to catch and great filets in the pan

[Champlain Islander]

Hit and miss up there for whites. Most of the ones I get are mixed in with the yellows but it is rare at least for me to get more than a few.

[vtcountrychamp]

I caught a bunch last march on the west side. I figured they were moving into the river

[stick eyes]

If your looking for whites in this area of the lake you've got the wrong bay.  try the one that starts st.a

[mudchuck]

If your looking for whites in this area of the lake you've got the wrong bay.  try the one that starts st.a

A little early though, still just barely locking up.
I've been catching them there for over a decade and the earliest I've ever gotten into them was last week of January, but they really stack up later into Feb/Mar. Let's hope ice holds up.

[Light liner]

We used to get into them about second week of January near cowbanks, that was 10-12 years ago.