Perch on small commerical ponds

[mikeytt]

First time fishing today, had about an 8 hour session on my local club ponds targeting Perch using Jig heads (5grm) but wasn't able to get one take, think I was doing something wrong.

What approach do you guys take when targeting small pond perch? I'd like to stay fishing lures as I like the active methods of fishing but might try running rig with Prawn if still having problems. Cheers

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

I would fish small perch livebaits.

Cheers, Alan

[suffolk si]

I would fish small perch livebaits.

Cheers, Alan

+1 small lives for perch are my preferred method, prawns and worms are good but if there are carp present they can be a pain

[Andrew]

By far my favorite method is twitching lob worms under a loafer/swan float and keeping mobile

[mikeytt]

I would fish small perch livebaits.

Cheers, Alan

+1 small lives for perch are my preferred method, prawns and worms are good but if there are carp present they can be a pain

Just got back from another session and learnt this lesson... Ledering prawns and it was carp after carp. Saved me from another blank I suppose hahaha

No luck on the lures again. Think the cloudy water make it difficult.

[Jack H]

As said above, livebaits if allowed. I’ve found my bigger perch have always fallen to a bleak livebait. My other suggestion would be a lobworm down the margin or around cover. Not as selective for the larger perch, and you may be pestered by carp/bream. Saying that, I have had some cracking perch on just a single red maggot on a size 18. Just depends on conditions of the day.

Jack

[Steve Dennington]

Just got back from another session and learnt this lesson... Ledering prawns and it was carp after carp. Saved me from another blank I suppose hahaha

No luck on the lures again. Think the cloudy water make it difficult.

I had a good go for commercial perch a good few years back and found lures hopeless. I tried shads, small cranks, dropshot, tiny spinners/tailspinners (they caught rudd and not much else!) and all failed.

Worm and prawn worked, but the carp are unavoidable. I got a bonus roach a couple of ounces under 2lb too, on a huge lobworm on a size 4

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

By far my favorite method is twitching lob worms under a loafer/swan float and keeping mobile

Worms are about the best bait for perch but far to unselective on size and species on most waters for me.

Cheers, Alan

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

Perch are known to be highly cannibalistic particularly if there are lots of small perch present, fishing a whip with maggot will catch you bait and tell you what the most common small fish is and so use one of those!

Cheers, Alan

[stubbojo]

small perch around 3 to 4 inch on a pat rig is the way to go ...if allowed ...