perch time

fished with Dave AKA relentless & redfish AKA rob we tore the ass out of a bunch
of perch today at the old richmound fairy pier it was slow in the morning but
picked up big time in the afternoon.

I got 9 Dave got 2 rob was still fishing when me and Dave left because I had to work at 4 but he had about 5 or 6. I think if the weather holds I will do this again on wed
this was to much fun 

peace out
Duane

Duane... What kind of perch are those... split tails or something...? Looks like fun.

Freddie

Duane... What kind of perch are those... split tails or something...? Looks like fun.

Freddie

they are splits pile & pogees the funest part was that we were fishing
a part of that place that no one can get to from shore. you just pull up to the
pilelings and drop your anchor strait down and it's on like donkekong  

here is the spot that we got them

Great job guys...

Perch fishing was on of my favorite fish to catch when I was young.  Duane let me know if you decide to go after them on Wednesday.

Luis

SWEET! to know. I've gotten them from shore there....but this is a different can of (pile)worms!   I walked that whole area the day before w/the wife...no fisher's in sight.
thanks for the perch intel fellas!

Right on Duane, Dave, and Red....... I was wondering when someone on this site was going to successfully target and catch perch from a kayak.  You guys are breaking new ground.

in the past i have caught walleye perch in the berkeley pier ruins.  tasty fillets.

Nice perchin'!

There's also some huge pile and rubberlip perch in and around the pilings of Bodega Harbor. My buddy and I have fished for them from the kayak and I was getting my ass kicked on the ultra-lite set-up.

It's fun to drift the Harbor with the ultra-lites for smelt, herring, and mackerel, too.

I stand corrected.  It looks a like Rock Hopper and a few others have kayak fished for perch before, but I know there haven't been much in terms of fish reports or pics.

Somebody ought to do an how-to-tutorial on perch fishing, "kayak style".

Caught a couple more fatties for the ol' stringer after you had gone.. Cheers bros...

Great report.  The best part is the arial view showing exactly where to fish!!  That's NCKA there.   

Caught a couple more fatties for the ol' stringer after you had gone.. Cheers bros...

WTG!
When's the kayak perch derby!?

Yeah, I used to do some pile perch fishing out of my kayak in Bodega Harbor as well. 

Now that the cat is out of the bay (thanks Dustin), I'll go ahead and give some more information on my technique for those interested in trying it.  I've had the best luck with small shore crabs in the 1/2" size class hooked onto a #6 octopus hook, 4 lb test, and the least amount of weight you can get away with.  If you've ever drift fished a river for steelhead, it's a pretty similar style setup and technique.  The surfperch are in full spawning mode and I've found that they don't bite traditional baits out of hunger, but the little crabs really tick them off somehow.  Anyway, two to three pound pile perch are the norm and that they start showing up in large schools near Spud Point in March/April.

Maybe it's time Bodega Harbor starts to get recognized as the mecca for kayak angling pioneers that it is.

Of course, Portland, OR is the new frontier.

Thanks for the report Daune.  It's nice to see something with a little more diversity mid-winter.
Brian

right on rob that is a nice stringer let's do it next wed I think the weather will
be nice