6/9 Perch - St. Joe

[Take Six...]

Didn't get to the water until afternoon on Saturday. Started my search North of the pierheads where everyone else was grouped together. Tossed the Aquaview overboard and took a gander. Nothing but sand and alewives. Repeated this process across about two mile increments until I reached the Cook plant. Same results. Would mark a school on my Eagle. Stop. Back -up and toss the camera overboard. Just alewives. Never even dropped a line. Granted, I gambled to find a honey hole versus drift and possibly pick one up here or there but I didn't. Should have brought the big stuff. Guys we're in 60 FOW picking up steelies and coho.

[bags]

Picked up three nice lake trout, five to seven LB. just north of Cook plant 06/09/07. 60 to 70 ft. down in 90 to 100 ft. of water. Fish were caught from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM on blue dolphin spoons. Thanks bags

[glnmiller]

It's early yet, but when they come in I am ready. I love fresh perch, and the kids love to catch'em. Thanks for the report, that aquaview sounds like a nice tool.

[GLF]

Very neat toy indeed! How deep is the aquaview rated for?

[Take Six...]

Mine has 60' of cable. This is my second unit. The previous was an "Outdoor Viewing System" that just wasn't robust enough. The camera leaked after the first year. There is no other tool in fishing that guarantees you're actually fishing in an area that holds your target. In some cases I feel guilty having it. But it passes when I see everyone sitting in one spot burning daylight. Since it uses infrared light, muddy or silty water doesn't effect the picture clarity. I could pitch it over the side in the river or the lake and you can't hardly tell the difference. I live in Niles and in the winter I would drift the river to study the bottom structure and find, holes, or rocks or gravel or weeds as I drifted along. I can see about 20 feet and it has a wide field of view. Perch are very easy to spot. You instantly see the vertical stripes. It really maximizes your time catching fish instead of waiting for whatever it was you marked to start biting. Newer units have multiple CCD units in them to give a 360 viewing ability. Too cool.