Perch....

[leethedog 3,071]

 

Lovely fish pal I love perch fishing iv only ever seen 1 4lb perch and it was caught by my brother when we were teenagers from a small lake in allhallows kent it.was.a caught on perch fry as live bait

Is that the lake on the holiday caravan site,I caught the record carp out there about 10 year ago 24ib,not big by any means but big for that puddle lol.also had a 5ib perch at whit vane but was fishing for tench at the time gear was a bit heavy to enjoy the fish of a lifetime but these things happen

yeah mate thats the one got some nice leather carp in there as well and good tench

[mad4it 693]

 

 

Lovely fish pal I love perch fishing iv only ever seen 1 4lb perch and it was caught by my brother when we were teenagers from a small lake in allhallows kent it.was.a caught on perch fry as live bait

Is that the lake on the holiday caravan site,I caught the record carp out there about 10 year ago 24ib,not big by any means but big for that puddle lol.also had a 5ib perch at whit vane but was fishing for tench at the time gear was a bit heavy to enjoy the fish of a lifetime but these things happen

yeah mate thats the one got some nice leather carp in there as well and good tench

 

i know that lake well it got some nice tench in there and perch as well

Try a perch coloured plug they seem to go mad for them.

[foxdropper 17,092]

Got one in my pond about that size JD .Reared on rudd fry and worms but she takes bread and sweetcorn too .Loves slugs the bigger the better .Might net her when shes 4 plus and show you what one looks like lol.

[man o kent 269]

Cracking fish, nothing like a big Sargent, and a personal favourite of mine. 3lb 9 oz, but never a 4. Maybe this winter.....

[wilbur foxhound 480]

Whats the british record for a perch,just out of curiosity, wf

[ratbuster 807]

[ratbuster 807]

Neill Stephen, often seen in Angler’s Mail magazine, is the joint holder of the perch record along with Ken Brown, a former Angler’s Mail Specimen Cup champion.

PERCH

6 3 0 2011 Neill Stephen, Stream Valley Lakes, E. Sussex

6 3 0 2012 Ken Brown, Wilstone Reservoir, Hertfordshire.

Edited June 3, 2015 by ratbuster

[foxdropper 17,092]

Wow now thats impressive .

[neil cooney 10,415]

Great to see the Perch making a comeback and they seem to be getting bigger every year. There's an old saying, a big perch is the biggest fish of all.

I think it's true.

There's trout lakes in the Irish Midlands where trout anglers catch and throw back 2 and 3 pounders regularly but you don't hear much of them being targeted by specimen hunters in Ireland.

Nice fish J.D.. The Perch is the only fish I'd have any interest in specimen hunting for and my PB is 2 lbs 8oz which is small in comparison to your fish.

Well done.

[leethedog 3,071]

big fish but looks full of spawn no big hump that I would associate with a big perch

[J Darcy 5,871]

Fished for 6 hours today, had many casts, lost only about £30 of lures but nothing except a 2lb rainbow...

[Tiercel 6,986]

Fished for 6 hours today, had many casts, lost only about £30 of lures but nothing except a 2lb rainbow...

That's fishing, would not have it any other way.

 

TC

[green lurchers 16,369]

a 3 lb perch is a special fish , some fish a lifetime and never see or catch one well done

[South hams hunter 8,837]

 

 

 

 

what kind of soft lures jd?

Hi, it was a rubber grub, about 6cm long. With a twisty tail.

have you tried texas rigging them? like this..

 

 

i use it fishing heavy kelp beds for pollock and such, works well.

was going to suggest the same thing as thats how I fish for wrasse in the kelp

 

jd theres an app called geek and thats full of curly tails from china for penny's or perhaps make your own as theyre meant to be easy]

[thebiggerdog 160]

plenty vids on youtube showing how they're made, easy enough done