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08-10-2012, 11:02 AM
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Perch infestation at Lake Sundance Calgary...time for a cull
If I can get one or two to help me set the 4 fyke nets tonight at around 6-7 pm...we can pull them from 10 am to noon tomorrow if I can also get at least 6 to show up. I am expecting a lot of perch...and by a lot...in the thousands. I am a guestimating 5:1 small/large perch...so if anyone want a giant tub of tasty and delicious smaller perch then you would be in luck.
It will be warm so short/swim trunks is all that is required.
PM me...if you have kids and a wife that want to tag along and sit on the beach and watch while hubby helps...I am okay with that also.
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08-10-2012, 11:07 AM
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I could do that. I'll see you tonight around 6pm. Chubb, will you be able to come out? I can provide transport.
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08-10-2012, 11:24 AM
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Are there no regs on a lake like sundance?
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08-10-2012, 12:05 PM
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It's a private, man made, stocked lake in a gated community. No Alberta regulations are in effect.
Some ***** introduced the perch into the lake and they have overpopulated, creating stunted perch and screwing up the trout fishing.
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08-10-2012, 12:23 PM
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Understood, thanks!
Next question... Would you actually eat the perch in there?
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08-10-2012, 12:29 PM
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Understood, thanks!
Next question... Would you actually eat the perch in there?
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They are good to eat....No issues
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08-10-2012, 12:45 PM
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Understood, thanks!
Next question... Would you actually eat the perch in there?
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Caught, cleaned and cooked a batch up for my kid this past weekend. He caught a bucket full using an 8 foot piece of fishing line tied to a stick and a hook with an perch eyeball on it. One after another. There are so many in the lake right now around the shore that you can see them off the beach in 2 feet of water. When standing in the water the perch swim between your legs.
Crazy numbers of perch right now...just shows you what a mess you make of a lake when someone throws perch into it.
So now...how many will we catch? Any guesses?
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08-10-2012, 02:09 PM
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08-10-2012, 02:59 PM
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Understood, thanks!
Next question... Would you actually eat the perch in there?
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I have eaten them perch, so have many of my friends, as we shared.
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08-10-2012, 03:00 PM
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I would love to pop down, depends on how sick I feel.
Darn summer cold.
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08-10-2012, 03:45 PM
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I'll come down for 10:00 on Saturday. I can be there earlier if required.
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08-10-2012, 04:03 PM
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10 am should be fine.
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08-10-2012, 04:06 PM
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If there are anyone that likes to just gut perch and/or skin them using the 10 second method and will eat lots of 5 inch perch...you will not be disappointed. There are also lots and lots of 8-12 inch perch swimming in the schools of smaller ones so I am anticipating a good haul.
Lots to bonk! Bring tubs and ice if you can.
What better delicacy than fresh whole baby perch, cooked to perfection! YUMMMY.
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08-10-2012, 04:19 PM
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If there are anyone that likes to just gut perch and/or skin them using the 10 second method and will eat lots of 5 inch perch...you will not be disappointed. There are also lots and lots of 8-12 inch perch swimming in the schools of smaller ones so I am anticipating a good haul.
Lots to bonk! Bring tubs and ice if you can.
What better delicacy than fresh whole baby perch, cooked to perfection! YUMMMY.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjTlF...eature=related
never have mastered this method.
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08-10-2012, 08:58 PM
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Nets are set and ready for 10 am.
Hope to see a bunch there!
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08-10-2012, 09:02 PM
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Myself and 2 buddies were planning to spin cast there around 10 am. We would love to help if you still need it. I love eating perch.
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08-10-2012, 09:25 PM
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Good fish...netting to all! I hope you slay them.
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08-10-2012, 11:14 PM
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Post some pic's...would love to see the haul
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08-11-2012, 07:32 AM
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MMMMMMMMM Pickled perch, fillet the bigger ones.
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08-11-2012, 09:12 AM
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Myself and 2 buddies were planning to spin cast there around 10 am. We would love to help if you still need it. I love eating perch.
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Great...I can show you how to easily catch perch casting from shore...after netting
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08-11-2012, 09:15 AM
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MMMMMMMMM Pickled perch, fillet the bigger ones.
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If there is a way to pickle perch...do tell the recipe. we have enough to start a small business.
I tried unsuccessfully to get a commercial operation going here for perch. I figure a sustained and regular perch commercial fishery would be less time intensive for me.
I proposed to F&W that we sell to a market and any profit first goes towards our perch control costs. Any remainder would go to a F&W program to help other public perch infested lakes.
They could not find an approved processor in calgary.
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08-11-2012, 10:54 AM
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How about putting in 500 walleye, not letting any be kept if caught? They would chew down the perch like crazy (and grow large in the process). I don't think they would attack the trout, or would they? They would not be competing with trout for food because they would be eating the perch which are the trout's completion. Likely there would be trouble getting this plan done. I think with the extensive netting and efforts to control the perch not having the desired results the only way to keep their numbers down is predation from under the water.
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08-11-2012, 11:55 AM
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If I was not out of town working, I would have been there today. Hopefully I am around for the next one as I love a good perch fry.
Good luck.
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08-11-2012, 12:05 PM
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Damn I just saw this!! I would have loved to have gotten my hands on a bunch of perch. You're just across the river from me.
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08-11-2012, 12:09 PM
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Hey is that perch cull still on..... if so, where and when and do u still need ppl to help???? I have fished bass and perch my whole life and gutted and fillet them too. LOVE perch fillets.... my gf and I would love to help
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08-11-2012, 04:28 PM
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Hey is this lake open to public can we just come and fish anytime or do we need to live around the lake?
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08-11-2012, 05:23 PM
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I wish I could make these perch culls but been so busy lately
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08-11-2012, 06:30 PM
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There would be some trophey walleye coming out of there with all the perch... Those video's were cool.
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08-11-2012, 09:04 PM
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Hi all.
While we caught 2494 perch...only about 30 were keepers. While I would love to keep netting I suspect most people will not want to net and not take perch home.
If people do want to try netting I can reset next Friday Night...but for now the traps are pulled. I would love to nail more of them little guys.
One member brought his casting net. Worked pretty good. Badback bought one also so we are going to have to try searching for schools to target.
They work pretty good.
Cheers and thanks for helping everyone.
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08-12-2012, 03:57 AM
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Pictures?
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