Cross River White Perch

[troutfisher105]

Went to Cross on Thursday for Trout and it was a bit slow so before we left we went to fish along the shoal for bass. Well, I decide to take a cast with a sawbellie with no weights on it , freelining it in about 10 ft of water I have a hit and catch a nice White Perch, bring it to Bobs and it weighs 2 pounds 5 ounces, so i entered in the youth fishing derby, ( I am 13 now), and my birthday was in March and since the perch was a trophy I decided to get it stuffed for my birthday, since my parents have not gotten me a gift yet because i did not no wat i wanted. So I am wondering how long it takes to get stuffed? It is the first fish my family has decided to get it stuffed. I heard about 3-4 months, I know it takes awhile. Sorry, know picks. I am also goin to Kenisico tomorrow, hows the laker and brown fishing doing so far? Thanks

[phishahn]

Congrats on the nice white perch.Trout any where this time of year is crapshoot.Try shallow,and with long lines behind the boat,Would try with a float with 10 feet down and freeline the other, all with sawbellies, also, don't ignore a line down 45-50 feet. Don't put all of your eggs in 1 basket,Phish.

[KenH]

Congrats on a trophy white perch and good luck on the derby. I haven't had a fish stuffed since the 1980s but to answer your question, back then getting a fish mounted usually took months, 2 at the shortest and 6-7 at the longest. Alot of that depended on how busy the taxidermist was. Recently I checked around and discovered that today the more common solution is to get a molded replica of your fish which they paint based on a photo you send them. This may be a more attractive option for you than getting it mounted both in terms of cost and speed. Cross River has a big mix of fish and if you liveline a sawbelly and from personal experience, you could catch a Brown Trout, Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass, Crappies, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Fallfish (a big minnow that looks like a silver sucker), White catfish and the occasional oddball carp. Sounds to me like both you and the perch are hooked.

Ken H



 
 

[troutfisher105]

Thanks for the Posts
 

[puppet]

Awesome!

Congrats on the Fish!  Thats a big one!