Northwest Fishing Reports

Posted: **Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:19 am**

Ok, so I'll admit to being "not so hot" of a perch fisherman, especially now, as I'm typing this it's 27F degrees outside :-) Yikes! Of course, I love cutthroat fishing on Lk. Washignton and will willingly teach anyone who wants to learn how to fish for them, but I am looking at fishing perch this weekend. Does anyone have any ideas on where to fish? Have the perch moved deeper than 80'? Am I looking at 60 feet or deeper? I fished Arrowhead and the general Kenmore area in early and late October and it was great, but action has seemed to die off dramatically at that 35' depth. Any suggestions on tactics, locations, or anything else pertaining to Lake Washington winter perch fishing?! I would be willing to let you in on cutthroat hot spots, I just need some valuable information on this fishery right now, in the late Fall/early winter as it is right now. I'm coming from Kirkland, so the North end of the Lake would be the best if anyone had any information or knew how to fish perch in the winter months. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:54 pm**

Last December my son and I fished in the East Channel roughly off the dock where the seaplane is moored on the Mercer Island side. We were fishing in 50 to 55 feet of water using a buzz bomb and worms. The buzz bomb was used for weight to get the bait down quickly, one could probably use any jigging spoon to do the same thing. We caught all the 10 to 13 inch perch we cared to clean, which for us is 15 to 25. Mike had a good article a couple of years back about Lake Washington winter perch fishing. Perhaps it is archeived somewhere.

Northwest Fishing Reports

Winter Perch in Lake Washington

Winter Perch in Lake Washington

RE:Winter Perch in Lake Washington