That is a possibility, Sheep, especially if I get out on Saturday. I will let you knowOf course I took a small break from terrorizing the perch to take my momma out to brunch! I've been hitting them all week so I guess I've had my fill. I'll probably be back on the Wiss next Sunday if you don't have anything more exciting lined up and wanna fish
Just a heads-up, you may want to try targeting freshwater drum when you get bored with WP. They’re targeting and catching them below Fairmount Dam. Crayfish imitation might do it, but I suspect that an internet search will reveal the possibilities of catching them on the fly. Likewise the stripers are in close along the Delaware Estuary (and also below Fairmount). Best spots are on the NJ side rather than the Pa side unless you have a Kayak or other boat.
I honestly did not know we had freshwater drum in the Delaware or Schuylkill! Kind of wild that I haven't caught one in the Delaware by now. I'd love to chase em since I don't have one on my life list yet. What's a typical strategy for targeting freshwater drum?
To be fair that's what he called them and that's what they looked like.
White perch are all over the place, so if it looks like a white perch, there's a pretty good chance its a white perch.
They just showed up in the Delaware 2 yrs ago.
Seems like every species of fish that lives in the North East finds the Delaware and its tributaries to be habitable.
I'm a member of a Facebook group, Fishing Lake Marburg. I've been impressed by the size of the white perch that guys are posting in that group this year. Usually it's tons of dinks in that lake. Seems like they're getting older age classes of fish this year.
Dear blitzenstripes,
Well the stripers are flourishing now. Saw a nearly 30 pound fish caught last week. Bunch of 20lb fish showing up. The stripes should def put a dent in the young white perch. And the shad.Dear blitzenstripes,
Maybe the white perch are reaching the end of their days in Lake Marburg? That would be a wonderful thing. Thirty years ago, before I moved to SC PA Marburg was a destination lake. Sadly, some bucket biologist put WP in the lake and it pretty much wiped out the quality fishing for the last two decades.
I'm not saying there are no good fish in Marburg anymore, but it was known as a great bass and walleye lake years ago. White Perch are fish egg eaters and nest raiders, and basically pests.
Regards,
Tim Murphy
Credit adaptive fisheries management in Fisheries Management Area 6.
Quite a few years ago, I suggested stocking stripers to the area fisheries manager (Was it you?). At the time they were reluctant due to the limited trout fishery in the lake. I'm grateful they reconsidered. Not just for the potential that the striper fishery could be, but because of the potential to positively impact the balance of the lake. I can't back this with any hard data, but it does seem that they are having a positive impact on other species.
