Fishing with Mark Sargent and Ben Welch 8/22/16

It was a good match, since they both do quite a bit of traveling, and had a lot of stories to share, so the stories were interesting to listen to. :)

We went perch fishing....Mark told us he grew up in Maine, and that in that state anglers treat yellow perch like an invasive species, much like we do with the white perch here.  It wasn't until he moved out of state, and had an opportunity in Green Bay to eat a plate of yellow perch for dinner one time, that he realized how good eating they really are. He called his friends back in Maine to tell them that they are crazy to throw those yellows away, and should be eating them. lol

Anyway, we started out in the same area that I had Ken and Pat earlier in the week (D Can area), and had a pretty steady bite...not as "up and down" as the other day, but steady enough to keep us entertained.  When the bite slowed, we moved around to a few spots in the area, and then moved to the SW corner of Green, where we finished out our 90 perch limit.  Our 90 went 20 pounds at the cleaners, so they were a touch smaller than earlier in the week, but still great eaters...(4.5 fish to a pound).

Mark had never fished Lake Erie before, and he could'n't have picked a better day. It was a bit bumpy in the morning with a 12mph NW wind and 1-3 foot waves, but the heat and humidity was gone...finally.  The winds died down as the morning progressed and the temps rose to the low to mid 70's by noon, which in my book is perfect weather! :)

It was a fun morning, and everyone enjoyed themselves, so that's all I can ask for. 

No trip today, so it's going to be "boat cleaning day" again. As much as I love perch fishing, I do not love the minnow scales all over my sparkly Ranger. lol

The next trip is a two day trip with Bob Speilbauer and his friend, Greg, from Wisconsin.  

Stay tuned....

Capt Juls