Specimen perch

[Bangersanmash 2,966]

20 hours ago, ryaldinhio said:

What's happened with fishing there pal? Is it back open? I know Kelham shut back end of last season.

Just found this mate 

[Robbusher 1,563]

Just one decent bite today resulting in this one no barbel at all showing on river way to hot thinking a late evening session middle of next week 

[Borr 6,139]

21 minutes ago, Robbusher said:

Just one decent bite today resulting in this one no barbel at all showing on river way to hot thinking a late evening session middle of next week 

It was too hot, smashing colour on the perch

[Robbusher 1,563]

Really dark was pretty fat as well need to start taking scales with me I’m sick of guesstimating weights

[Waz 4,265]

When I was a youth the school caretaker was in the angling times once with a big perch specimen. Good old boy who organised a few school fishing trips. Proud as punch he was for being in the AT 

[Robbusher 1,563]

Went to new stretch of wharfe about 2 miles drive from where I normally go For perch just fished rod’s on ledger with 2 lobworms on first 2 casts 2 small perch about half pound at most rod in edge slammed round with a barbel about 4 pound then 2 small chub a flatfish then got these 2 that’s my 40th barbel since rivers opened in June 

[Robbusher 1,563]

Had a hour on canal with leftover lobworms from few days ago getting loads of small perch couple about half pound then second to last cast got this nice one. All within a meter of bank tight up to a weedbed think something may have had a go at it not that long ago with marks on rear end

[twobob 1,497]

On 24/08/2022 at 21:16, Robbusher said:

Went to new stretch of wharfe about 2 miles drive from where I normally go For perch just fished rod’s on ledger with 2 lobworms on first 2 casts 2 small perch about half pound at most rod in edge slammed round with a barbel about 4 pound then 2 small chub a flatfish then got these 2 that’s my 40th barbel since rivers opened in June 

Some cracking fish rob

[Robbusher 1,563]

7 minutes ago, twobob said:

Some cracking fish rob

If I get back in time from work I’m going to wharfe with little mepps and 9 ft spinning rod really a barbel scouting mission but should get plenty of perch chub maybe trout 

[Lenmcharristar 9,818]

Apparently perch are neant to taste nice

[si brown 8,486]

3 hours ago, Lenmcharristar said:

Apparently perch are neant to taste nice

Zander are supposed to be nice too, pity we don’t get them round my way:(

 

[Lenmcharristar 9,818]

29 minutes ago, si brown said:

Zander are supposed to be nice too, pity we don’t get them round my way:(

 

Id love a bash at them aswell

[Robbusher 1,563]

No monsters but had quite a few from a new stretch of Calder I’ve started fishing 

[paulus 26]

Biggest i have had is 3lb 12oz, Problem is unless you have a stroke of luck there are millions of smaller ones to get through before you finally hit that big one, last season i lost count of the amount of 2-3lb perch i caught and didn't really give it a thought, but go back 3 or 4 years and i would have been made up with one over 2lb. 

[Nicepix 5,650]

On 13/09/2022 at 18:01, Lenmcharristar said:

Apparently perch are neant to taste nice

They are very much like sea bream in texture. I prefer perch to trout. Zander are good to eat too.