Pearch over 8 inches

[mcbride]

Pearch over 8" is there such a thing left in Alberta. If so where and what kind of difficulty is involved in going after a few for the breakfast pan?

[Versatile]

I pulled a couple around that size out of sherburne this year. Fincastle is supposed to have some that size as well.

Calling Lake

[chuck0039]

pulled this one out last feburary 11 7/8" and a buddy pulled a 14" out in september. i would never have beleived it until i saw it.

[mcbride]

Thanks I'ii try those lakes this winter after whitetail season.

[Donny Bear]

Cole lake south east of Edmonton and Cow south of Rocky problem with cow is getting past the 1000s of 3" use big minnows cured so they hold up to the little ones.

[chuck0039]

Fawcett lake is where we were at. Forgot to mention in last post sorry

That is a beauty chuck...used to get some great perch there...glad to hear they are back.

[chuck0039]

i think it helps that the commercial fisherman are there to take the white fish out but also the northerns get tangled up in the nets aswell. last year a 35lbs and quite a few 20 plus pounders got tangled up.

[Rockymtnx]

Gull Lake has had some good perch the past few years.

Chuck - Nice fish. Where did you get that mounted at?

[Drewski Canuck]

Forget 8 inch perch, Punch a ton of holes off of cutbank and you will see 12 - 14 inch perch. Key is you have to cut LOTS of holes and constantly move. No hole produces more than 3 in a row.

Drewski

[chuck0039]

Rockymtnx - Clarence Kriaski (Spelling???) at wildlife originals here in edmonton I think he did an awesome job and the colours are just amazing

[Rockymtnx]

Originally Posted by chuck0039

Rockymtnx - Clarence Kriaski (Spelling???) at wildlife originals here in edmonton I think he did an awesome job and the colours are just amazing

Yup looks like he did a good job. I will have to check him out.

maybe Octane will post his 15 inch perch again he caught last season, from the same lake he nailed a 13.5 and a 13 incher as well i do belive,

[wildman]

there are perch!!!!!
8" not worth keeping tho.
anything that takes longer to clean than to eat is relaesed in my books!!!
a few from last year;

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...1/IMG_0564.jpg

[Chief]

Slave Lake still has them as well. I caught this one bottom bouncing for walleye and we had one bigger than this get off at the boat.

[Buck Krazy]

Funny how the bigger ones always get off at the side of the boat! How long is that perch, are they getting any in midnapore lake?

Originally Posted by chuck0039

pulled this one out last feburary 11 7/8" and a buddy pulled a 14" out in september. i would never have beleived it until i saw it.

how much did that mount run you if you dont mind me asking?

[chuck0039]

my receipt says 175 plus gst. i think thats is a good deal. i did not shop around just went with a friends referral.

[Chief]

Ya BuckKrazy, it sucks losing those big ones. My wife's 89 year old granmda caught it and she tried lifting it in the boat bass pro style. The thing looked like a friggin football! My fingers are 3" across so that perch is 11-12". I released it so I didn't get a chance to measure it.

[goldscud]

Perch in Midnapore are stunted. I don't think any are over 8". Sundance lake however, still has some big ones. Biggest measured so far was 16". Quite a few around 14". Last fall I got buckets of them fly fishing with a water boatman pattern. They probably average 8-10".

Originally Posted by -NDN-

how much did that mount run you if you dont mind me asking?

Originally Posted by chuck0039

my receipt says 175 plus gst. i think thats is a good deal. i did not shop around just went with a friends referral.

not a bad price at all!! mind telling where it was done?

[chuck0039]

WildLife Originals Clarence Kriaski. he is on the northside of the yellowhead just west of 50th street.