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As the
2007 season came to a close, I knew straight away
where I wanted to head. I had located a small deep
pit some time back with a huge head of stunted Rudd,
instantly I was thinking large Perch. Unfortunately
though, after three sessions fishing lives and
lobworms, I hadn't had so much as a sniff. Perhaps
the lake didn't contain any Perch after all? Or
perhaps there was only a low stock of large fish?
either way, I had other places to try, the mystery
of this pit would have to wait till next season.
With
lure, and jig fishing in particular, now being quite
an addiction, I couldn't wait to get out for the
Perch on the ressie again. Perch at this time of
year get a lot heavier due to building up to spawn,
and with this they appear extremely healthy and in
fantastic condition. Having learnt an awful lot
about jig fishing over the past few months, I
couldn't wait to have a crack at them, so got myself
kitted up with a good selection of Fox Zander Pro
shads in various 'loud' colours. Perch just seem to
love bright coloured jigs, with bright yellows and
greens being a favourite.
As I
expected, the fishing on the ressie proved to be
exceptionally good, and even though the best fish
only just made 2lb 8oz, it didn't matter in the
slightest. Each one of these fish was in absolute
stunning condition, and with the average size being
around 2lb, I could hardly complain! As well as the
Perch, the odd large carnivorous Brown trout also
slipped up to the jigs on a number of occasions,
adding a bit of variety.
If
there was one thing I had leant from fishing this
water, it was how locating Perch was paramount to
success. There only appeared to be the odd pocket of
fish, but if you found them, they would follow jigs
all the way to the surface, even in so much as 20
plus feet of water. In fact on the largest Perch
taken during my sessions actually took a jig off the
surface, after it had been wound all the way up from
10 feet of water!
This
fishing kept me occupied for a good couple of weeks,
but I was soon presented with a new water with
potential I could only dream about. With very little
time left before the Perch spawned, I just had to
take a look! |
