Hey guys and gals, i have a slightly puzzling question for you all....
I often fish an extremely small, extremely deep private lake close to my house. The lake is rougly a 500 meter horseshoe, and stays roughly two feet deep all around the outside and immediately drops off to 60, yes, SIXTY feet. the drop occurs in about a 10 foot distance, and is incredible to see. Now... there are are several lakes in the general area that all contain pike and perch. At this lake i have hooked into many many pike... and not a word of a lie, some are pushing 20 pounds... i dont have a problem catching them, but what i would like to know about is... PERCH! i have tried ice fishing the lake, and its unstable in winter... even for a small lake there is lots of open water during winter and flood water due to springs, which keeps small portions of the lake open, yet during summer, the water stays icy cold and crystal clear... clear enough to see 20, almost 30 feet down. but ice fishing i have felt bites, hooked into fish that feel like perch, but have yet to see one in the lake. What are the chances of there being perch in the lake, and how the heck do i find them on such a small structureless lake? i got a feeling they are there, just need to know how to catch them. thanks everyone!
