The perch reports have slowed down some over the last week. We're not sure if it is weather related or just fishing pressure related. A group of us headed ...more up to Leech on the 23rd and we couldn't find consistent fish in the normal places where everyone had been going, but we eventually tracked them down in low fishing pressure areas. The bite was VERY good, but it was some work to get on the fish. Winni and Woman are in the same boat right now it sounds like. The fish are there and biting, you just have to cover ground to get on them.

Jigging raps have been a great bait for us on these Jumbos this winter. Normally we use them as an attractor, and you close the deal on live bait, but this year the perch are closing on the Jigging Raps. If they aren't hitting the hooks, just throw a waxie on the treble to focus their hits. The flashy action just does a great job pulling the roaming schools into your zone. Smaller jigs with waxies and minnows work well, but they just seem to be responding faster to the bigger flash.

Still very few reports on tullibee in the area. Some fish are getting caught, but they have definitely not amped up much at all. You can find them if you really want to hit them, but concentrate on the early mornings. The schools are loose, and you usually only see 1 or 2 at a time. The weather just doesn't want to warm up and get the fish going.

We have been hearing some great reports on many of the lakes in the area for sunfish and crappie. It had been pretty much restricted to many of the smaller lakes for the last week or two. We started getting more reports for the bays on Leech, Woman, Little Boy, Birch, Pleasant, and Pine Mountain. Early to mid morning for the Gills and evenings are the best for the crappie.