Ice Fishing Shallow Water Jumbo Perch on the Mississippi River – S15 – E9

  • Jakob
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    Rogers
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    January 17, 2021 at 11:25 am #2006791

    Season 15 – Episode 9 is Live!

    James Holst and PJ Vick fish the Mississippi River Pool 8 for Jumbo perch with Ryan Bettinger.

    Pailofperch
    Central Mn North of the smiley water tower
    Posts: 2918
    January 17, 2021 at 3:17 pm #2006843

    Been a great year for Perch episodes! You guys are Killin it!
    To far South for the recently retired Dave Koonce to join you?
    Did your weed Perch fillets have any black specs?
    What was your ice thickness where you were fishing?

    I wish there was a way I could hide out in the IDO truck and come with… whistling

    James Holst
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    SE Minnesota
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    January 17, 2021 at 4:44 pm #2006884
    Pailofperch wrote:

    Been a great year for Perch episodes! You guys are Killin it!
    To far South for the recently retired Dave Koonce to join you?
    Did your weed Perch fillets have any black specs?
    What was your ice thickness where you were fishing?

    I wish there was a way I could hide out in the IDO truck and come with… whistling

    The extended high water over the past 2-3 years prior to 2020 is paying dividends when it comes to perch populations all over the ice belt. We’ve been joking that 2020 is the year of the perch!

    Koonce was invited but he was busy. We look forward to getting out with him in the near future in his hovercraft!

    Ice thickness was 6-8 inches where we fished. The ice was very thin / in poor conditions anywhere there was current.

    We kept 3 perch and they were clean. We’ve never seen any worms in our perch from the river.

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3724
    January 17, 2021 at 10:07 pm #2006959

    Koonce was invited but he was busy. We look forward to getting out with him in the near future in his hovercraft!

    James how could Dave be busy? He is RETIRED!!! whistling

    Randy Bickel
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    January 18, 2021 at 10:27 am #2007057
    Jakob wrote:

    Season 15 – Episode 9 is Live!

    James Holst and PJ Vick fish the Mississippi River Pool 8 for Jumbo perch with Ryan Bettinger.

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    That’s a good perch. I fish for jumbos at Cascade Lake in Cascade Idaho. My PB 16”, 2.48 pounds officially.

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    Pailofperch
    Central Mn North of the smiley water tower
    Posts: 2918
    January 18, 2021 at 12:27 pm #2007108
    Randy Bickel wrote:

    That’s a good perch. I fish for jumbos at Cascade Lake in Cascade Idaho. My PB 16”, 2.48 pounds officially.

    Lucky guy! Those are freaks. James and the IDO guys have been out to Cascade a time or two to haul in those beauties. If you scroll through the video archives you could check them out.
    Bucket list trip #1 for me!

    bechjl15
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    January 18, 2021 at 1:56 pm #2007141

    My home neck of the woods! Unfortunately not able to fish it much living in the cities now, but Pools 8 and 9 can be some of the best fishing in the country. Over 120 species of fish in these pools!

    BTW, My deer hunting area is just across from where you fished on the MN side. Pretty good deer hunting area for Trophys and meat!

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