Specimen perch

[steve66 3,374]

1 hour ago, kanny said:

Anyone know the water?    Rutland?  

 

Not sure but ive seen Dan afew times fishing a local canal to me , ill ask him next time i see him 

[Greyman 28,181]

This stripey returns to the same spot each winter out of 300 boats here he sits under the rudder of this one with several smaller specimens, the rudder is about 18” along the bottom edge and the perch is probably another 2ft down, estimate he’s somewhere between 4/5lb 

Edited January 30, 2023 by Greyman

[Robbusher 1,563]

2 hours ago, Greyman said:

This stripey returns to the same spot each winter out of 300 boats here he sits under the rudder of this one with several smaller specimens, the rudder is about 18” along the bottom edge and the perch is probably another 2ft down, estimate he’s somewhere between 4/5lb 

Get a big lobworm dropped in on his head and let have a proper look at it

[Greyman 28,181]

9 minutes ago, Robbusher said:

Get a big lobworm dropped in on his head and let have a proper look at it

My boy has a minnow trap out at the moment, it don’t flinch at worms or maggots tried dropshotting little rubber fish but nothing so we are down to livebaiting recon he’ll have it pretty quick trouble is he always has a couple of slightly smaller ones with him

[DIDO.1 22,627]

4 hours ago, Greyman said:

My boy has a minnow trap out at the moment, it don’t flinch at worms or maggots tried dropshotting little rubber fish but nothing so we are down to livebaiting recon he’ll have it pretty quick trouble is he always has a couple of slightly smaller ones with him

If he wouldn't take a live bait it would eventually start getting to me....I'd end up buying a harpoon gun or a gill net

[Robbusher 1,563]

Another one from fleet lane o Calder had plenty smaller but no pictures 2lb15 this one

[Robbusher 1,563]

1 minute ago, Robbusher said:

Another one from fleet lane o Calder had plenty smaller but no pictures 2lb15 this one

Saw a picture of a brace from that stretch from last year of one over 5 and one couple oz short of 5 so my target there is a 5lber hopefully 

[paulus 26]

Had a good few nice perch, 

[jok 3,211]

Without trying to be boring or indeed a know all, I mentioned this subject a few years back. Stoney Cove in Leicestershire homes some of the biggest perch imaginable. I have dived there on hundreds of occasions and never marvelled at the size and colour of these fish. I think I’m correct in saying that Matt someone was invited to fish for them or the enormous pike for a TV program. When underwater everything, I’ll admit, takes on a bigger than average size. However, when diving, everything is relative and when going into a helicopter fuselage it becomes clear that these were no minnows. I wish you guys could see what’s down there because it would blow your minds. Jok.

[paulus 26]

17 minutes ago, jok said:

Without trying to be boring or indeed a know all, I mentioned this subject a few years back. Stoney Cove in Leicestershire homes some of the biggest perch imaginable. I have dived there on hundreds of occasions and never marvelled at the size and colour of these fish. I think I’m correct in saying that Matt someone was invited to fish for them or the enormous pike for a TV program. When underwater everything, I’ll admit, takes on a bigger than average size. However, when diving, everything is relative and when going into a helicopter fuselage it becomes clear that these were no minnows. I wish you guys could see what’s down there because it would blow your minds. Jok.

Years ago use to go to the pub there, order a plate of chips and go out onto the decking and chuck broken up chips down into the water for the roach, Under the roach shoals you could see big perch and massive pike. 

[jok 3,211]

Yes the pike are truly enormous. As you look out from the decking, to the left, there is what we called the Spanish Galleon. The reason being that that there were loads of spurious gold coins on board. When we were teaching students, that was was one of their aims, to collect a doubloon. Anyway, back to the fish. It is very shallow in that area and they massed around there. When the students saw the size of the fish all thoughts of a faux coin went out of the window. Hell they were good days. Jok.

[steve66 3,374]

On 02/03/2023 at 15:14, paulus said:

Had a good few nice perch, 

What did it weigh Paulas , 2 .. 21/2 ?

[paulus 26]

3 minutes ago, steve66 said:

What did it weigh Paulas , 2 .. 21/2 ?

No idea didn't weight it Lol to be honest that's an average stamp for there, the biggest i have had out of that place was 4lb 12oz 

[steve66 3,374]

2 minutes ago, paulus said:

No idea didn't weight it Lol to be honest that's an average stamp for there, the biggest i have had out of that place was 4lb 12oz 

nice fish 

[Robbusher 1,563]

3 more from fleet lane on Calder