Observes Capt. Dave Showell, owner of Absecon Bay Sportsman Center, “This is the best white perch fishing I’ve seen in my 36 years in business. I mean, it’s crazy! I’ve been lucky to be able to get bloodworms from my supplier because the demand has been off the charts. The perch are biting just about everywhere, and with this week’s weather forecast, well, let’s just say I placed another order.”
He’s likewise had the ability to acquire the similarly hot live yard shrimp bait thanks to the efforts of regional grassie-getters.
From this corner, the UltraPremium perch punisher is a little minnie (killie). With the unseasonably warm weather condition, these are around occasionally and can be captured in the basic minnow trap by those with the time to discover them.
The white perch, really a member of the real bass family that consists of the striper (freshwater largemouth and smallmouth are members of the sunfish family), is discovered in practically every brackish tidal creek along the Jersey coast, consisting of the tributaries of the huge ‘n bodacious Delaware Bay.
An education types, it takes a trip in numbers, i.e. capture one and you’ll definitely capture others. Outgoing tide is prime-time show.
A basic hi-lo rig baited with bloods or grassies will have the rods flexing. When it’s truly breaking out, we change to a white, yellow or chartreuse 1/16 oz. jig head tipped with a piece of bloodworm or a 2-inch Mr. Twister grub (yellow, white, black) on a #0 silver spinnerbait clip, and have a cast ‘n recover catch-fest.
White perch places are various, for sure. Our favorites consist of the Mullica River, Toms River, Nacote Creek, Tuckerton Creek, lower Bass River, Tuckahoe River, Middle River, Egg Harbor River, Dividing Creek, and the Maurice River. And there are numerous, a lot more.
Be knowledgeable about the particular separations where a freshwater fishing license may be needed. For example, at the perch-producing Mays Landing Bulkhead at Gaskill Park, a license is needed. The Toms River at Mathis and Huddy parks are “license-free,” however a couple of hundred backyards down Route 166 (Atlantic City Boulevard) where the Jakes Branch streams into the Toms, belongings of a freshwater license is obligatory. Go figure.
Visit page 30 of the 2023 Freshwater Fishing Digest for the fishing license limits.
To make sure, this is a white perch “season” for the ages. They are amongst the best-tasting fish there are and supply quick ‘n enjoyable fishing on light and ultra-light take on.
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