Dave, Shu and I spent a full day on Cayuga Lake this week. In the north end of the lake there is a spot inn about 11-20' feet of water where the perch fisherman congregate. We avoid this crowd and use the fish finder to help us find the schools of fish.
Recently we have come to understand what represents schools of perch look like on the fish finder screen. They do not look life the traditional hooks, rather the screen looks like a rippled carpet on the bottom.
We probably caught 200 fish and kept 72. Our rule is to keep perch in the 10"-14" size. Anything outside this slot is released. A new favorite bait store we have found is Dave's Bait and Tackle. The owner is extremely knowledgeable and sells quality bait.
That night we enjoyed a driveway perch fry with all my girls, the Flanagans and Shu. Looks like crappie fishing is our next adventure.
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