While there are a lot of different baits that work well for catching perch in the winter, if you want the best shot at catching your limit, you’ll need some quality ice fishing lures for perch ...

The key to being a good hard-water ice fisherman is not actually catching fish, but catching high caliber fish. Though I realize when a school of perch moves in and gets fired up, hooking into the ...

If you like jiggling for perch, you'll like this. Today we're using the stingnose peanut bunker tipped with an eye drop, the ...

INLAND LAKES, RESERVOIRS The largemouth bass fishing is fair to very good on inland lakes, with anglers casting topwater lures early and late in the day, including buzz baits and frog lures.

Perch were still being caught by those drifting minnows off Grosse Pointe. On the north end, muskie are moving into shallower waters and those casting swim baits and bulldogs reported fair action ...

Fair to good perch fishing along the north end with minnows in 10 to 20 feet. Good pike action along the south end of the "Black Bottom" when trolling spoons, crank baits or spinners in 10 to 20 feet.

If trolling slowly, he may hook the bait through the head to see if it makes a difference. Getting the perch to bite sometimes requires perseverance and experimentation.

A holiday weekend is coming. One popular activity is the National Lake Trout Derby on Seneca Lake. It’s also a deadline weekend for the Niagara County Pro-Am Tournament.

“Anecdotally, though, we’ve gotten a lot of reports from anglers who report seeing little perch chasing their baits when they wind in their lines,” he said.

Whether you're fishing for yellow perch or walleye, here are the best ice fishing lures for perch—many you can use with or without live bait.