I'd say there is a slight difference between a 9 foot deep pond and lake michigan. You said when it gets hot they just lay on the bottom of your pond. That's because they don't have a choice! I'm sure if they had the option to head out to 60' they would. And you're right, they are where the food is. And right now that's deeper water, too far for a lot of us and our smaller boats.
Why don't you troll somewhere else? I'm come here to share the fishing experience and a few laughs. I'm not here to get into a pissing match with you.
Why don't you go hijack threads somewhere else? Not every thread needs information about your ponds or taxidermy work. This topic is "big lake perch" some of us are trying to use it to find perch on lake michigan, not your backyard.
Woke up this morning at 4:30. First thing is to make coffee and check the weather. From what I saw there were big storms with lightning over the lake. Calling for 2-to-4-foot rollers. I noticed that it was supposed to stop raining about 8:30 and the lake was supposed to get calmer. I figured worst case scenario I would have to fish inside the break wall for a couple hours. I decided to give it a try anyway especially since I haven't been fishing in over a month. Upon entering the lake, I saw what looked like 2-foot rollers maybe 2 1/2. Not bad enough 4 me to turn around. So, I decided to make my way towards Black Ditch. There were only 2 other boats out where I was. Well, that changed. The first couple of hours it was difficult to steer the boat battling the wind and waves. So, I decided to drift. I never marked a fish all day. Not to worry cause every now and then we would pick up couple. There was 4 times we boated 5 or 6 fish within 2 minutes. With 5 doubles. We fished anywhere from 18 feet to 32 feet deep. We got our limit in 4 1/2 hours, with the smallest one right at 9. No 14's but a few 13's. Then the winds shifted out of the east. Just as I was about to say uncle my son said 10 more minutes. I told him that we hadn't gotten a bite for 20 minutes. I explained east is least. Then bang, bang. Put 5 fish in boat in about 2 minutes filling our limit. Beautiful day. Fish were there. Just have to keep moving. Looks like the next couple days will bring the north winds. Just hope not to strong. Sunday may be promising. Hoping to get back out Tuesday.
Nailed it. Thats the simple point I tried making a few months back too where almost no one backed me up publicly. Only in my pm's
