When Do Perch Spawn In The River ?

  • Dave Koonce
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    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    December 28, 2002 at 6:04 am #1311151

    It seems whenever I catch Perch in the river they have eggs in them. So when do Perch spawn in the Mississippi River ?

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    December 28, 2002 at 6:37 am #249573

    Ahh Yes

    Thank You !!

    yoy

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    December 28, 2002 at 6:56 am #249574

    yoy perch? what’s a yoy perch?

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    December 28, 2002 at 3:28 pm #249579

    Thanks for the info James. Very informative. Bill

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
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    December 29, 2002 at 12:44 am #249586

    I’ve been seeing more and more nice perch on pool 4 in recent years. Nice ones too. < 10" stuff. They really seem to have an affection for #5 shad raps on lake pepin in may and june. This is just in the last 2 years or so and rarely if EVER caught any prior. I wonder what to attribute this increase in numbers or if they've always been there and I'm just catching them now. Anyone else seeing more nice perch on the river?

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    December 29, 2002 at 12:55 am #249588

    I have always found them in Lake Pepin at Hoskela around the beach and point areas. Caught them on #5 shad raps and on jigs with live bait. Other than that I haven’t seen many around.

    2Fishy4U
    Posts: 973
    December 29, 2002 at 5:55 pm #249617

    We used to catch them in Lake Onalaska, but recently the only success I have had for perch is below the Alma Dam in the spring.

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