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<blockquote data-quote="gonefshn" data-source="post: 97604" data-attributes="member: 380"><p>Fish(ed) for them a fair amount on Devils and usually do pretty well.&nbsp; When there were flooded trees it was quite a bit easier.&nbsp; Tie up to a tree and then jig like you do ice fishing.&nbsp; But now with the trees mostly being knocked down, it's a bit tougher.&nbsp;&nbsp; I usually use gold or rainbow spinners and work the old shoreline that's in that 24ft depth.&nbsp; For the spinners, I use a crawler harness and always tear the crawler off so the second hook is actually sticking out of the crawler.&nbsp; Any amount sticking out will just result in the perch robbing you blind.&nbsp; I then pay attention to the depth finder.&nbsp; As you catch perch or feel them hitting your crawler like a little machine gun you pay attention to the amount of small marks on the bottom.&nbsp; If there's quite a few, I'll mark the spot.&nbsp; I'll then anchor down.&nbsp; And by anchor down I mean put out one anchor with about 300ft of line.&nbsp; I'll then throw out another anchor and then pull back about a 100 feet or so to the first one.&nbsp; You need to anchor down good so you barely move.&nbsp; For fishing, I'll use my Vexilar and the same tackle you use for ice fishing.&nbsp; For the Vexilar I have some wood rods I put in a rod holder so you can run the transducer out away from the boat a couple feet.&nbsp; You then jig and under the Vexilar transducer just like you would in the winter.&nbsp; Also, many of the very same spots you catch perch in the winter also work in the summer.&nbsp; The one thing about summer fishing for them is they don't move out into those areas until mid to late July.&nbsp; For bait, like I mentioned above I'll use crawlers to find them.&nbsp; Once found and anchored up I'll use wax worms, minnows, a piece of crawler, or if it's been wet and there's a dragon fly hatch going on I'll use dragon fly larve or what people call helgamites.&nbsp; They work AWESOME!!!&nbsp; Find some flooded grass with a few inches of water.&nbsp; Then take a large minnow net and sweep it through the grass.&nbsp; The dragon fly larve have the long body like a dragon fly.&nbsp; To fish them, you put the hook up thru the tail.&nbsp; Fish love them!&nbsp; Not only will you catch perch, but the big eyes also go for them.&nbsp; That's how I fish for perch in the summer on DL.&nbsp; There's a few other things we do, but can't tell everyone everything and that's enough to get you started.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="gonefshn, post: 97604, member: 380"] Fish(ed) for them a fair amount on Devils and usually do pretty well. When there were flooded trees it was quite a bit easier. Tie up to a tree and then jig like you do ice fishing. But now with the trees mostly being knocked down, it's a bit tougher. I usually use gold or rainbow spinners and work the old shoreline that's in that 24ft depth. For the spinners, I use a crawler harness and always tear the crawler off so the second hook is actually sticking out of the crawler. Any amount sticking out will just result in the perch robbing you blind. I then pay attention to the depth finder. As you catch perch or feel them hitting your crawler like a little machine gun you pay attention to the amount of small marks on the bottom. If there's quite a few, I'll mark the spot. I'll then anchor down. And by anchor down I mean put out one anchor with about 300ft of line. I'll then throw out another anchor and then pull back about a 100 feet or so to the first one. You need to anchor down good so you barely move. For fishing, I'll use my Vexilar and the same tackle you use for ice fishing. For the Vexilar I have some wood rods I put in a rod holder so you can run the transducer out away from the boat a couple feet. You then jig and under the Vexilar transducer just like you would in the winter. Also, many of the very same spots you catch perch in the winter also work in the summer. The one thing about summer fishing for them is they don't move out into those areas until mid to late July. For bait, like I mentioned above I'll use crawlers to find them. Once found and anchored up I'll use wax worms, minnows, a piece of crawler, or if it's been wet and there's a dragon fly hatch going on I'll use dragon fly larve or what people call helgamites. They work AWESOME!!! Find some flooded grass with a few inches of water. Then take a large minnow net and sweep it through the grass. The dragon fly larve have the long body like a dragon fly. To fish them, you put the hook up thru the tail. Fish love them! Not only will you catch perch, but the big eyes also go for them. That's how I fish for perch in the summer on DL. There's a few other things we do, but can't tell everyone everything and that's enough to get you started. [/QUOTE]

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