Need some help on the Yellow Perch up North Please!

[skiptomylu]

Down here we done have the Yellow Perch so I don't know a lot about them. So what colors are best to go after these especially after the spawn when as I understand they go deep?

Skip

[bfish]

bright "walleye" colors. Fluorescents plus purple, orange etc.

[chaunc]

Skip, get a picture of an emerald shiner minnow and copy it to the best of your ability. The perch up at Lake Erie love them but i haven't been very successful getting them to hit just jigs. I'll be glad to test some for you when you get them made. We fish in 45 to 60ft water for them depending on the time of year. 1 ounce heads would probably be best to get down quickly and for best feel. For inland lakes, 1/8th would be good size.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/searc...+shiner+minnow

[skiptomylu]

Thanks! This guy said he fishes like 35 feet of water so guess not like Erie, but still pretty deep. Our really big bluegills go deep in summer too and why they are so hard to find here then. I do intend on coating the heads with UV to help the seeing part, but had no idea as to what you guys used color wise. He also said 1/8 & !/4 Oz jigs, so they have a much bigger mouth than out perch/bluegills and the like.

Sure appreciate the help and now need to see what I can come up with.

Had to come back and say that one Oz jig head I can't get out of my mind. I don't have anything over 1/4 Oz, LOL! I have one minnie style jig head someone sent me for a sample of the paint that is big, but not sure it that big.

[Micropterus salmoides]

1/8 & 1/4 is the weight and has nothing to do with the size of the jig.

The weight is for getting it to the depths.

[fish_4_all]

Out here a minnow or leech pattern is fairly effective. When you find them in a school they seem to hit almost anything but really go for a lot of action and movement. Some living rubber would add action and help with stirring things up on the bottom.
White with red seems to be a go to here for most species of panfish.

[Fatman]

Definately the hot florescent colors!!!!!! Ontario and Erie I grew up fishing - 1/8 1/4 and Even 3/8ths to get deep. But if you really want to nail them if the jigs don't work set up a spreader rig with a large sinker on the bottom and use minnows, sometimes when they're hitting good you'll catch 2 at a time.

[skiptomylu]

Definately the hot florescent colors!!!!!! Ontario and Erie I grew up fishing - 1/8 1/4 and Even 3/8ths to get deep. But if you really want to nail them if the jigs don't work set up a spreader rig with a large sinker on the bottom and use minnows, sometimes when they're hitting good you'll catch 2 at a time.

Thanks!
What about tipping a jig with a minnow? I am just in the land of unknown for me and the guy wants some jigs for these Yellow Perch. I hope I can make something they will like.

Am thinking of maybe adding some legs and such like fish_4_all said and also when I powder paint them put a clear coat of UV on as well. That should brighten the head up a good bit even deep.

[short grub]

skip almost any color will catch them,

I have good luck with brown in clear water and bright colors in stained water

so maybe send your client a mixed bag if you dont know the water color

most times I tip my jigs with a piece of crawler or minnow and seem to do well

[Frank C]

pink/white, black/chart, all black, all chart., i have not tried any yet but alot of perch i have been catching have had gobies in them. so a green pumpkin should be good. 1/8-1/4 oz.