Jordan
2/17/2009 3:41:00 PMso could you give some advise to where you located these perch and how big they were?
MarkFromSea
2/18/2009 5:38:00 PMStarted poppin holes in the ice from the Lake Wapato side, about in the middle of the lake(left-right), didn't hit much success till closer to the opposite side(Lake Chelan side), heading toward the open water. I didn't go all the way to the open water since there were so many ducks there and I didn't want to disturb them much. That should save ya a couple hours............I only spend 10-15 minutes at a hole if nothing is biting then move on.
I looked at the lake's bottom topography on a map and stuck with the 10' depths, the deepest parts of the lake.
The perch were bigger than I get normally, 10-12"?, deep fat bodies. I usually only locate the skinny dinks.
I looked at the lake's bottom topography on a map and stuck with the 10' depths, the deepest parts of the lake.
The perch were bigger than I get normally, 10-12"?, deep fat bodies. I usually only locate the skinny dinks.
Jordan
2/18/2009 6:14:00 PMso there is open water? wow... thanks a ton for the info!!!! what about open water on Roses?
stlhed
2/18/2009 10:49:00 PMCorrect me if I am wrong but I think you can only fish with two hooks at a time in fresh water.
Mike Carey
2/19/2009 8:51:00 AMper regs: "Hook and line angling only. Barbed or barbless
hooks may be used, and a hook may be
single-point, double, or treble, but not more
than one line with up to three hooks per angler
may be used."
hooks may be used, and a hook may be
single-point, double, or treble, but not more
than one line with up to three hooks per angler
may be used."
MarkFromSea
2/21/2009 1:51:00 AMThanks Mike for covering my back in my absence. I do try to keep up on the details within the regs, that is such a thick pamphlet now. The downside for my 3 hooks on a single line is there is always a few fish that like to make a birds nest out of it! LOL I try to carry spares since I'm a bit slow at tying them up.
There is a tiny patch of open water on Roses, is that the east end? From the boat ramp, take a right and go all the way to the end, it's private shoreline though, you'll need to fish through the ice at both lakes. Rose's seemed to have pretty good fishing everywhere.
There is a tiny patch of open water on Roses, is that the east end? From the boat ramp, take a right and go all the way to the end, it's private shoreline though, you'll need to fish through the ice at both lakes. Rose's seemed to have pretty good fishing everywhere.
The Jigmiester
3/17/2009 3:06:00 AMMarkfrom Sea. I graduated from Manson High school in 1986. I spent many a day fishing as a kid on Dry lake, Roses and Wapato Lake. The perch you caught were pre-Spawn females who were most likely schooled up prior to dropping thier egg skeens on any green weeds or tumble weeds sunken on the bottom once the water temp approaches the lower mid forties. That may explain why you found the in only 6 feet of water, near the only open, warmer water on the lake. I usually go with micro jigs in the 1/64th to 1/100th oz. range tipped with small tidbits of worm or a couple of maggots. My favorite lure for locating the perch is usually a small silver swedish pimple, with a single hook and a red flipper, tipped with a piece of worm or a perch eye. sometimes I work it with a tagline about 4" off the spoon,with a chartruese/lime green Hackle ant jig fly from Northland Lures. I tip this with Maggots or a worm too. I usually keep an aquarium thermometer with me, and lower it on a line, into the ice hole. It's a good way to predict biting activity once you understand how temperature affects the species that you are after. Find the warmer water=catching more perch! The Jigmiester
