FF For Perch

[Mike Thomas]

Hi all, does anyone have any tips for catching Perch (european) on the fly? I understand that one of the lakes near Auckland has some good perch and I would like to have a go at them. Will my normal stillwater flies catch perch? I normaly fish for trout in stillwater useing damselfly nymph patterns and pheasant tail nymphs or blood worms with a dead drift or slow retrieve. I would like to have a good chance at hooking any trout in the area as well so will the same patterns and techniques take both species or do I need to tie some flies for perch only and change my technique as well?
Any comments most welcome. Thanks.
All the best.
Mike.

[perch]

Not a hijack attempt.
I have no real idea what catch perch on .
I just had no idea that you had perch over there.
The type that I am used to catching are the "Perca flavescense"(hope I spelled it right. Is that what you have ?
Id imagine that any of the minnow paterns would work if yours are the same as mine(perch that is).
Best wishes.

[Mike Thomas]

No idea about the scientific name but these are the same perch they get in England, ours were introduced from there I believe. They grow up to about 4 or 5 pound so they are not a bad fish! They have a spiney dorsal fin and they are olive green on the back with stripes on the side and a silver belly and often have red fins. I have only ever seen them caught on bait or spinners but if they take a spinner they will take a fly surely.
All the best.
Mike.

[gadabout]

Well for what it's worth, I can tell you how I catch the related American species, Yellow Perch. I usually find them in the shallows in the spring months, most often on cloudy days. I have had good results with the McGinty wet fly and also Tellico nymphs. I usually wade the perimiter of a pond and cast to different spots until I find some. Of course, I get many bluegills and crappies doing this as well.

[Gnu Bee Flyer]

I catch yellow perch on pheasant tail nymphs. If you catch one you will catch a 100. I generally use about a 6 inch fast strip and they hit quite hard.

[nighthawk]

Try this pattern:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytyin ... 1fotw.html

Trout love it too.

[Mike Thomas]

Thanks for your help guys I will try to catch some this winter and I will see if a "crappie candy" will also be perch or trout candy. It might take me a while, but I will let you know how it goes.
All the best.
Mike.

[Donald Nicolson]

Hi Mike,
I have not specificaly fished for perch, but I believe they will go for lures and have a partiality for red.

Here is some info I dug up.

http://www.davidmillerart.co.uk/coarse_ ... _paintings

http://www.50connect.co.uk/index.asp?ma ... cle%3D4812

http://www.tdvan.freeserve.co.uk/Perch%20Details.htm

[Mike Thomas]

Thanks Donald they are very good web sites, just the sort of thing to help me.
Thanks very much
Mike.

[Jim Sentell]

Mike; here's a great article that I found very informative.

http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/bouma/perch/index.php



Jim