The perch fishing was incredible in Door County. We spent almost all our time in Fish Creek on the pier.
We’d been told to fish off the top with bobbers and keep the bait off the bottom because of the scavenger fish. But everyone was catching small 6″ perch with bobbers off the top and I wanted bigger. Putting a large weight three foot from the end of the hook and hooking the minnow in the tail kept the minnow swimming above the bottom. Wow…what fun! Jack’s big catch was the largest…a 12″ perch.
People came over several times each day asking how we were haved such success. We shared our minnows with many, as well as, our favorite spot. At one point a man with two kids came by in a little dingy and asked, “How are you guys catching so many?” We had seen them catch nothing for over an hour. We gave them a dozen minnows and the younger boy caught one pretty quick. Twenty minutes later the daughter was still skunked and Ben said, “Hey, bring your boat over here and toss your line right here.” The father manuevered into position, the daughter dropped her line down and 15 seconds later they were pulling a nice sized perch into the boat. As they were motoring away, the father yelled back, “You guys have made our day! Thanks!!!!”
We spent over 30 hours fishing from the pier sometimes just me and Ben and sometimes with Jack as well.
All in all, it was over 70 man-hours of fishing. And what did we have to show for it?
45 Yellow Perch – 7 to 12 inches
1 Smalley (Small mouth Bass) – 16 inches
3 Crappie
— we caught tons more that were just a bit smaller including two mroe smalleys
And some great fish fries!!!! All in all we’ve fed 30 mouths with the catch. Not bad!
Jackson’s Double Play
One great catch was a double play by Jackson. Fishing with a night-crawler, he caught a gobie (scavenger fish) about three inches long. As little boys do, he decided to put the gobie back in the water to watch him swim around on his line. Next thing I know I’m hearing, “Dad, it’s a bass!!!!!!” Jackson’s gobie was the perfect bait for a hungry 11-inch smalley. What fun!
| SCORE | |
| Brian | 13 |
| Ben | 9 |
| Jack | 15 |
Dear Toni, It was fun seeing you and especially your boys. What a shame we didn’t get to see your boys in Green Bay. Good luck in your travels and plan to visit our house the next time you’re in Wisconsin. Milo and Leo(who is now walking] are just as cute as ever. Take care, safe travels,Love, Dianne
I think fish shoud be hit on the head when you catch them, because when you go hunting for a deer you kill it right away, you don’t drown the deer!