I agree with you on the eating and I really enjoy fishing for them. I usually use something along the line of a weighted nymph, like a Prince Nymph or a PT nymph in size 10. I like to put a little flash in the fly as I think it helps. Here is a picture of a fly that I used last September with great success on the perch. Click on picture to enlarge.

Tim Anderson

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