Author Topic: What is a keeper size perch? (Read 40469 times)

kchamp · « **Reply #30 on:** Feb 14, 2008, 09:56 PM »

8" and up

gumpy2 · « **Reply #31 on:** Feb 14, 2008, 10:00 PM »

I usually keep from 13'' up. Don't need to keep as many that way 8) Love it when you can go home with only a half dozen perch 13"-18" inchers and call it a meal.

icedflies · « **Reply #32 on:** Feb 22, 2008, 09:43 PM »

Wishin I read this post.... caught about a dozen 7 - 9, what a pain to clean for the amount of meat. I'm going 10" & up next time with a limit.

pikemaster789 · « **Reply #33 on:** Feb 22, 2008, 10:28 PM »

Quote from: gumpy2 on Feb 14, 2008, 10:00 PM

I usually keep from 13'' up. Don't need to keep as many that way 8) Love it when you can go home with only a half dozen perch 13"-18" inchers and call it a meal.

18"ers?!?!

slabgill · « **Reply #34 on:** Feb 24, 2008, 06:19 PM »

10 inches and up!!!!!

spartaman12 · « **Reply #35 on:** Feb 24, 2008, 06:39 PM »

depends on 2 things

1. how hungry u are
2. how much fish u already have in ur freezer

The Farmer · « **Reply #36 on:** Feb 26, 2008, 08:39 PM »

i too agree with sparta, if you allready got enough to eat.... 8" and up for me

edddieo · « **Reply #37 on:** Feb 26, 2008, 08:43 PM »

Quote from: The Farmer on Feb 26, 2008, 08:39 PM

i too agree with sparta, if you allready got enough to eat.... 8" and up for me

what ever you feel like cleaning

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #38 on:** Feb 26, 2008, 08:47 PM »

Quote from: pikemaster789 on Feb 22, 2008, 10:28 PM

18"ers?!?!

Let it go... it's a different ruler

abishop · « **Reply #39 on:** Mar 05, 2008, 08:45 PM »

They are soooo ggooooddddd. I keep everyone 8 and larger.

rileyross · « **Reply #40 on:** Mar 06, 2008, 04:25 PM »

Your not gonna get a lot of meat out of anything smaller than 8 inches.

hamlin big daddy · « **Reply #41 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 07:35 AM »

Quote from: gumpy2 on Feb 14, 2008, 10:00 PM

I usually keep from 13'' up. Don't need to keep as many that way 8) Love it when you can go home with only a half dozen perch 13"-18" inchers and call it a meal.

Hey gumpy2 how about posting a picture of the next 18" hog you hook up to. That must be HUGE!

captain54 · « **Reply #42 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 08:04 AM »

What lake you fishing Grump ? I love to get on them 18 inchers,I've been ice fishing for 47 years and caught many pig perch ( LAKE ERIE)and my 2 biggest in my life where over 15 inches.I'm still looking for a 16 incher and your getting 18's

hamlin big daddy · « **Reply #43 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 08:09 AM »

Sure he ain't tellin. Can't blame him as there can't be all that many 18"rs out there.

seaweed01 · « **Reply #44 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 09:04 AM »

8" and up

gumpy2 · « **Reply #45 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 09:14 AM »

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I usually keep from 13'' up. Don't need to keep as many that way Love it when you can go home with only a half dozen perch 13"-18" inchers and call it a meal.

Relax guys!

I was just having some fun

I am a trout fisherman at heart and find it amusing how all you perch fisherman get your panties in a bunch whenever someone claims to catch one over 15"...LOL

hamlin big daddy · « **Reply #46 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 09:24 AM »

Quote from: gumpy2 on Mar 08, 2008, 09:14 AM

Relax guys! I was just having some fun I am a trout fisherman at heart and find it amusing how all you perch fisherman get your panties in a bunch whenever someone claims to catch one over 15"...LOL

Hey gumpy2 I had not problem nor did I doubt the 18" measurement. I just figured your ruler had the 1st 3 or 4 inches broke off. By the way sorry to hear about the trout but we won't hold it against you.

powderburns · « **Reply #47 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 05:44 PM »

Never kept any under 12in.

marcus · « **Reply #48 on:** Mar 08, 2008, 07:14 PM »

I would like to say 9" and up but the lake i fish alot is stunted and there are literally millions around 7 1/2-8 " I keep those trying to help the fishery out and the meat tastes just as good just a little more work for a meal. I am not saying that my limit is made up entirely of 71/2-8" perch i do get some big ones usually in a 50 fish limit 20-25 are the dinks i speak of and usually a few 10 1/2 11" . My 6 yr old son has snuck much smaller ones in the bucket before and they taste fine just watch those fingers

gumpy2 · « **Reply #49 on:** Mar 09, 2008, 09:11 AM »

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Hey gumpy2 I had not problem nor did I doubt the 18" measurement. I just figured your ruler had the 1st 3 or 4 inches broke off. By the way sorry to hear about the trout but we won't hold it against you.

bart · « **Reply #50 on:** Mar 09, 2008, 09:28 AM »

10" or better is my personal keeper size perch.

hamlin big daddy · « **Reply #51 on:** Mar 09, 2008, 03:19 PM »

Quote from: marcus on Mar 08, 2008, 07:14 PM

I would like to say 9" and up but the lake i fish alot is stunted and there are literally millions around 7 1/2-8 " I keep those trying to help the fishery out and the meat tastes just as good just a little more work for a meal. I am not saying that my limit is made up entirely of 71/2-8" perch i do get some big ones usually in a 50 fish limit 20-25 are the dinks i speak of and usually a few 10 1/2 11" . My 6 yr old son has snuck much smaller ones in the bucket before and they taste fine just watch those fingers

I'm with you on that on. Sometimes it's not a bad idea to take some of the runts makes more room for the slabs. Maybe even need to let some of the fat females go. I'll tell you what you let the pigs go. I'll let you know how they tasted.

Bearsfan · « **Reply #52 on:** Mar 09, 2008, 09:03 PM »

3" and under. It's a lot easier to eat, no filleting, no frying.

jimmyclaude · « **Reply #53 on:** Mar 10, 2008, 06:29 AM »

Quote from: Bearsfan on Mar 09, 2008, 09:03 PM

3" and under. It's a lot easier to eat, no filleting, no frying.

For you or the pike?

brokenline · « **Reply #54 on:** Oct 27, 2008, 07:22 PM »

Quote from: jbird68 on Dec 17, 2007, 10:36 PM

Fished on Saturday and caught 1 perch and a bunch of 3-4 inch bass. But what do you consider keeper size?

uhhh 2 beer/ mtn dew cans

Mainehazmt · « **Reply #55 on:** Nov 16, 2008, 03:44 PM »

none!

jrelaxin · « **Reply #56 on:** Nov 16, 2008, 03:52 PM »

Crows don't care...............

jimski2 · « **Reply #57 on:** Nov 20, 2008, 07:56 AM »

You can not take out too many perch, no matter what size. The biomass of a lake determines how many perch a lake can support.You will have a lot of little ones or many large ones, it is the poundage that the lake can support that you have. Your failure to harvest enough perch causes the perch growth rate to be stunted down. Old time regulations like numbers and size are not the way to go. Total weight harvested is a good control on the quality of the fishery. Failure to harvest enough perch results in a failure to recruit new classes of other fish like walleye. The uncontrolled perch masses feed on the new hatches of walleye fry and fingerlings resulting in poor recruitment of new year classes. Blame the do gooders who want size and number limits on perch fishing when the walleye and bass fishing collapse. When you have good walleye classes, a lot of small perch are forage and the perch that are left grow to goodsized eaters faster because the competition for the forage is managed. Do not let some do gooders screw up a good lake with unnecessary limits because they claim it is good "conservation" when it is poor stewardship of the waters.

Mainehazmt · « **Reply #58 on:** Nov 20, 2008, 08:29 AM »

trust me I do try to remove as many perch as I can!

dadburn bait thiefs!

ICE DOG 69 · « **Reply #59 on:** Nov 20, 2008, 08:56 AM »

The Lake I fish (most) is also stunted, I do get usually 5 or 6, 8+ inchers with the rest being 6 1/2 to 7/12
with that being said I usually only go home with 12-15 fish........

The Lake is only 5 miles down the road so it's hard to go other places not to mention the Pike fishing is excellent. I set tip-ps out then jig while I waite for the pike...

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