September Perch
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fishlessam
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Not me, think my season is over for 2021 
Not me, think my season is over for 2021
Why so early? I believe it was early last November there were so many perch in the bay that my kids got bored catching so many fish. My fingers looked like prunes from constantly being wet from unhooking fish.
We made 3 trips to take advantage of the great fishing….
well, umm, Mrs. @Three Bouys outfished me about 5 to 1, but yeah... I'm a "slayer"
If you caught even one keeper this season, your a slayer in my books Stomp. I have to confess though I haven't made much of an effort since the premier let us go back out in the boats. I have been focusing on the bigger stuff. I plan to try though LTE in the season. There really is nothing quite as tasty as a feed of perch. Good job getting some there sure not as many to be had.
twodogs
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Your right. There was some good perching last fall. Are minnows still available.
No minnows St Willy's area.... $hit.... Contacted 3 places.....
twodogs
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Does that include longppont Red?
what about collins ? any idea if they have minnows ?
What bay would that be? Although in November I am hanging out somewhere in a tree, I might be able to spare a day for some perch.
They've been getting them out of Belle River on LSC but no consistent numbers right now. You're rather on them or you're not. We're hoping to try it out this weekend. Perch in the morning and muskie afterwards
Let me say this.....I have gotten many Perch on small cooked shrimp. Popcorn shrimp...on my Perch rigs... 
Browntrout
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Does anybody know if Old Cut has minnows.
as of this morning (sept 29th) they had none
Bay_Fishing
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No one has minnows on the bay . maybe some frozen ones thats it
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Really, cooked shrimp for perch. I have had some luck using raw shrimp "ripened" 
in the 
for a day while fishing for big cats out west, but never thought of cooked ones for perch. Given the size of the perch I've seen so far this year, they better be some itty-bitty ones
in the for a day while fishing for big cats out west, but never thought of cooked ones for perch. Given the size of the perch I've seen so far this year, they better be some itty-bitty ones
Can't speak much on varieties of baits fishing perch on open water other then plastics and the 3" Berkley minnows which have caught me many perch and walleye over the years. Now on the ice we've experimented with a variety of presentations hanging from chicken skin to pieces of elastic, cut shrimp as well as a few other flexible materials with great success on perch, crappie and bluegill on LSC