Here in southern Indiana I have been catching mostly females at least 75 % females fishing from the bank. Tomorrow I plan to get the boat out.
crystal ball-- Temp. temp. dept time of year to date ive caught bass on the water shed's in aug. tails red over weed beds throwing rattle traps and u no how they are worked ounce the bait hits the the weed bed rip it for a reaction strike! i fished both speacies all my life and adding some bass tactic's and colors and the way we work the bait! Some earlier some late and like Pappey and everyone figures in to it! I myself wish i new all the answers! But i FISH ON ! Just got back from K van dams bait shop in kalamazoo MICH. Glad the wheather stayed cold dont want to miss the bank action!! Glad to be back home, hammer time!!
Last edited by CrappiePappy; 03-21-2009 at 02:42 AM.
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Cane Pole I was out fishing the 20th that was last friday we only kept 30 fish. They were caught within 3hrs. time span. Noun of the crappie had eggs. The water surfice temperture was 46 degrees. Water depth 38ft. The fish were at 14ft. Used a slip bobber setup. Set it at 15ft walla fish on. Using crappie tubes in white color tipped with white crappie niblets. inch and 1/2 crappie tubes. 1/16oz. I locate with depth finder and anchor on top of fish. No perch on this outing.
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I say just be glad you're catching fish and if you dont wanna keep big females then throw 'em back for me...I will thank you....
Duane
Just curious but what is a yellow perch?Thanks Tommy
A Yellow Perch is one of these critters :
The yellow perch (Perca flavescens) is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform "perch". Yellow perch look similar to the European perch but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have 6-8 dark vertical bars on their sides. The yellow perch is in the same family as the walleye and sauger, but in a different family from the White Perch.
Yellow perch size can vary greatly between bodies of water, but adults are usually between 4-10 inches (10-25.5 cm) in length and weigh about 5.29 oz (150 g) on average. The perch can live for up to 11 years, and older perch are often much larger than average; the maximum recorded length is 21.0 inches (53.3 cm) and the largest recorded weight is 4.2 lb (1.91 kg). Large yellow perch are often called "jumbo perch."Yellow perch are often stocked in ponds where they are fished for. They are a popular panfish and are known to be a good eating fish.
Yellow Perch reach sexual maturity at one to three years of age for males and two to three years of age for females. Spawning occurs at the end of April or beginning of May, depositing 5,000 to 100,000 eggs upon weeds, or the branches of trees or shrubs that have become immersed in the water. After fertilization the eggs hatch in 11 to 27 days depending on temperature and other weather conditions.
Yellow Perch are one of the finest flavored of all panfish, and this has led to misuse of their name in the restaurant industry. Menus will sometimes list "White Perch", "Rock Perch" or simply "Perch" that are actually other species, usually panfish in the Centrarchidae (sunfish) family.
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