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: 12615
    December 28, 2002 at 3:28 pm #249579

    Thanks for the info James. Very informative. Bill

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    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: 12615
    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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