How to Catch Perch Ice Fishing

This is a list of helpful hints to catch more perch.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• jig pole
• small jigs
• minnows
• patience
• ice auger
• depth finder
• ice scoop
• warm clothing

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   The first step to catching more and larger perch is understanding them. Perch do not suspend themselves as do crappies and bluegills. Perch tend to stick close to the bottom of the lake while water temps are low. You will want to drill several different holes with your auger in a 20-30 ft circumference around yourself. This allows you to move around as do the perch.

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   Now that you have your holes drilled, use your ice scoop to clear out the slush and snow from the holes. Attach your depth finder to your jig and slowly let it sink to the bottom of the lake. Once the depth finder hits the bottom, raise your line up about a foot and clip your bobber on. This sets you to about a foot off the bottom. This is where the perch are the most active. Also try to find an area that has vegetation. Weeds and other aquatic plants, produce cover and food for fish, so this would be a good place to try and locate.

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   Now that you are ready to fish, bait your jig with a wax worm or crappie minnow. These are two of the best lures for perch. Slowly lower your jig into the water and pause slowly on the way down. Perch and crappies like to attack falling shrapnel. Leave it once it hits the bottom and jig a few times. This triggers a response from the territorial perch.

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   Once you find the perch keep them interested. Keep your line in the water. If you need to re-bait your jig, do it quickly. If you wait to long, the perch will move on and you will need to locate them again. You may want to try different colored jigs also to get different reactions from the perch.

Tips & Warnings

• Be persistent with the perch. Move from hole to hole until you locate the perch.
• Try to locate a good vegetated area with plenty of weeds and plants.
• never go out ice fishing alone.
• Always tell someone before you go out.
• Avoid open areas of water.

Resources

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on 1/13/2009 Great article - we caught a walleye (pickerel) one time and it was awesome cooked over an open fire on the ice. 5 *