perch fishing

where are good places and good baits for fishing perch in se Minnesota

The Mississippi River from now to the end of April is your best bet by far

River rats are not likely to post specifics though as the perch bite can be lights out and easy to exploit in the next month or two. If you do find them or get more information, practice selective harvest.

Exactly what Bucky said. I’ll be out there quite a bit until ice out. Unfortunately, with how easy they are to exploit, most folks don’t like talking about a good bite down here. Your best bet is to find the potential areas that hold fish and scout, scout, scout. A good bite one day could completely shut off the next. Also be very careful of current areas, as they are ALWAYS the first to melt and are not always the easiest to spot. With as much snow as the metro area has gotten and how warm it’s projected to be, current areas are even more of a concern from the snow melt upstream.