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Still not working?How about this?http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/2016/01/yellow-perch/Daryl B.
Opens right up for me.Keith
http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/2014/09/grass-always-greener/Daryl B.
We ice fish SoDak every year for lake trout. I'll stick to NE for yellow perch.dc
Wow that's a great bunch of yellow perch, here in Colorado we got some perch too, but they are not really big. Don't mind if I ask what lake in South Dakota? I used to live in Omaha, and we always drive to South Dakota to fish there. It's not really far from Omaha, and I really miss that states. But I was hoping I could make a 1 time a year over there.
For me, it's a 6 hour drive to the Valentine area. Or its 5 1/2 to Webster. With the amount of public waters available, hard for me to pass up SD.I still make it to Valentine, and going this weekend in fact, but there are only a handful of public waters to fish. It's where I got hooked on ice fishing, and we still make a trip or two out there with out kayaks in open water too. If I had access to some of the private waters in the sandhills, it may bring my that way more, but I don't.For me, it's also the possibilities. It's not uncommon to catch 5-6 species in a weekend, with a couple scoring 7 or more.Most of those were from Waubay over New Years weekend.
Repeating it doesn't make it true. If Nebraska can stock walleye there is more than enough water, habitat, water temperature, and obviously desire (in your own words you stated people will drive for a good perch bite) for yellow perch.Maybe someday.
Love SD GF&P's willingness to think outside the box, such as chinook salmon and rainbows in Oahe. You are lucky to be out in perch country, and a short trip up to the Black Hills for trout.
You are lucky to be out in perch country, and a short trip up to the Black Hills for trout.
A bad day of fishing in south Dakota is a great day of fishing in nebraska...... Made my first trip to waubay this year, let's just say it won't be the last.
Exactly. Your FIRST trip. If you fish those lakes long enough....you will eventually find them cruel. I have fished that country 3 times this winter....and have never had a good day on Waubay lake. I have had some outstanding days on many other lakes up that way. But your statement you made...simply isn't true. If you fish up there enough times (it may be your next trip) then you will have a stinker and it is a lonely feeling look at all that water wondering where the fish are....... There is some amazing water up that way. That being said I am going to focus on Nebraska a lot more this year for walleye. I fished both states last year and caught way more big walleye out of Nebraska waters.
If people were more adventurous, and less patient like me, you just lake hop. Waubay isn't working? (which it usually isn't for me) Take a 10 minute drive to another great lake. I will say I have had some rough trips up there, but man, when they are good, they are GREAT.
Hey Daryl, Question for you but don't want to hijack, the thread. What is the thought process behind putting tiger trout in some of the streams out west? Was talking to my friend the other day and they put tiger trout in one of the creeks that goes through his property. The last couple of years it was cutthroats. Some evidence suggests that cutthroats may have been native, but rainbows and browns were brought in. Being from the west originally, I love a good trout stream. I wonder if browns wouldn't be a bit more hardy for some of the sandhills creeks that are being stocked with tiger? The river otters must be having a grand time with those tasty trout that are planted. They're fun to see play around. No complaints here, just wondering why tiger trout?and for the record, there are no perch or pheasants in Nebraska. Keep going to SoDak.
It is always cool when a stocked population starts reproducing! That must make the fisheries folks pretty happy!Keep it safe! JDL