Forget the perch man, go grouse hunting! You can get em by throwing rocks at em up der eh.
hey.. my favorite way to fish perch is with a jigging spoon,,, about 2 inches long with with a trouble hook on the bottom,,,, and a head of a minnow,,,those perch will inhale the whole spoon,,,, its hard to beat a fish fry with perch,,,,, 
I second Willowcat. My best, go to perch lure, swedish pimple with the chartrues sticker. I can’t remember the size number, but it’s the second from the smallest. Good luck!!
Ivan’s jigging spoons in the smaller 2 sizes (take off the treble hooks from the factory and replace with some quality RED trebles of the same size) Whether or not to tip with a minnow head is up to you. I’ve got ’em to bite with or without bait. Speaking of bait….waxworms, eurolarva, spikes, bugs, whatever you want to call them will get them to bite when their fussy as well. Tip 1, 2, up to as many as you can get on the hook…sometimes they hit one, somedays two, sometimes 6. Also jigs like the Genz worm, pounder, fatboy, or custom jigs & spins demons. I like green, orange, and puple for jig colors with glow. Something that is somewhat new is using the chubby darter in the smaller perch pattern version and putting a dropper 3-4″ below the darter with a small jig with minnow head or wax worm. It also intrigues the walleyes. If nothing else works down-size your walleye presentation and fish for both. Good luck.
MY automatic 
for perch however is the ole rocker tipped with 2 spikes or waxies…. The only problem with this presention is that the little ones tend to bite 
the waxies and spikes,…
Here’s my favorite way, go to the grocery store and pick up a small piece of salt pork. Take and fillet off the rind being carefull to leave a little bit of the fat or meat still attached to the rind. Now you have a piece about 3/8 of an inch thick 2 inches wide and however long your piece of salt pork was. Cut this into strips however long and wide you like. The thinner ones move nice on the hook but you can cut about a years worth of bait for a buck. It is very tough and the fish will not get it off the hook and you don’t have to get your hands wet. Make larger pieces for walleye. Once you get all ready you’ll just have to find a lake with a large population of perch. How far are you from Whitefish Lake? Steve
Thanks Guys!
Actually I’m only twenty minutes from Whitefish Lake!
Ever fish it?
Roger Mayer
Nope never have fished it but I have friends that have been fishing it for about a zillion years. I guess you can catch enough Perch in there for a fish fry. LOL You ever here of a place called Dirty Johns or something like that. Anyway I guess the lakes not very deep and gets very weedy in the summer and it is very good for walleye’s also. Check out that salt pork trick when your out on the perch. Maybe a person will have to come up your way with the otter and try out that lake. My one buddy usually hits it after Christmas.The last couple of years I don’t think the ice has been real good though. Lots of slush and water on the ice. Whats the limits like up there now. Steve
My best presentation for perch through the ice is “rockers” tipped with either a mousey, spike or waxie!! you also gotta have a light actions rod with a spring bobber!
I like to use the rockers too….
But…
I can’t seem to find the ones where the back has an actual break/bend crease mark on it. The ones i’m finding now are just rounded on the back/silver side..ANYONE ELSE SEEING THIS ?
Thanks again all!
I just came back from Whitefish Lake. A good solid six inches of black ice and little snow made the walk out easy. I got out there late so I tried for walleye. Best first ice trip I ever had on this lake. All walleye (28) were between 16 and 22 inches long. I had a hard time finding threee walleye under 18 inches. (only allowed one over 18 inches).
T’was a great night.
Roger Mayer.
yea i have been finding this in rockers also,,, u have to go to sheel’s they have the good ones still,,, atleast last yr they did,,,
the rockers that i have still been gettin are still the good ones. it is just hard to find though but some local places around here still have them
Well if you guys are ever up in my area let me know before you come …I might need a couple of them ..If its no problem……
yeah, you know norm sedlmayr by chance?
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