CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lake Erie yellow perch veterans generally rely on a multi-hook crappie rig or a double-hooked perch spreader. The rigs sport monofilament leaders with long-shanked No. 6 hooks ...

The top four perch lures were: * 1/4-ounce Stinger spoon * 1/6-ounce Crippled Herring spoon * 1/4-ounce Vib-E blade bait * 1/4-ounce Blakemore Road Runner horse-head jig with a small spinner. I did ...

The days of easy summer catches of Lake Erie yellow perch may be at an end. Maybe they weren’t there to begin with as more anglers are seemingly targeting perch from late June through at least ...

When Andy Grosko invited me for an outing trolling for white perch on Liberty Reservoir last October, I quickly accepted. I had some idea of his basic approach, and that it could produce more than ...

With precious few exceptions, perch fishing in Lake Erie this year has been fair at best. I have heard various things suggested as reasons. Some of these might be true. But an angler will never do ...

Late-season yellow perch action can be excellent, and this year has been no exception. Some good catches have been reported this week outside 60 feet of water off Cattaraugus Creek. In addition, ...

Why did you buy that expensive sonar-fish finder if you are not going to believe it? When you are anchored or drifting on Lake Erie, fishing for perch, most anglers leave the sonar on. Fewer anglers ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- As boats bobbed around him trying to catch fish, Jake Stowe knew he needed to try something new. Boasts about plentiful perch catches were all over the fishing forums and Facebook ...

It’s heating up all around Santa Cruz for dedicated surfcast perch anglers. In Santa Cruz, from Westside to East, and on down past Moss Landing, the bite keeps getting better. Monterey anglers are ...

Perch are one of the few species that feed well all year-round. Even on the coldest of days, there’s a chance of catching a few if you get your location and tactics right. Lure fishing is perfect for ...

Perch schools move around constantly. Boaters must make reconnaissance runs each day -- sometimes each hour -- to get over good packs of perch. But school they do. Older, bigger perch are back in ...

TRAVERSE CITY - While Northern Michigan folks fish for perch in every season, there is no season like winter for really getting after them. In terms of ice fishing, the tasty little yellow-bellies ...