Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Any egg YP egg strands sighted in Northern Ponds?

Makes sense but one advantage of not feeding is you're not adding nutrients to fuel plant and algae growth.

I have a huge supply of minnows small enough for my YP to feed on. So I think they are doing well but it will be a thrill for me to finally see one.

Sounds good!

Nothing here yet... But a friend just posted a pic of a big pile caught yesterday here, none had spawned yet. Got to be getting close.

I've got nothing yet. I'm at 46 degrees as of yesterday but honestly I haven't seen anything on the shorelines yet period. The perch we have caught in the past 2 weeks have been bursting with eggs too.

I was out testing a crankbait this morning and was surprised to pull in a small section of an egg strand on one of the treble hooks.

Been snowing here for the past two hours. Yee Haw!

54 and sunny here today, forecast to hit 76 degrees tomorrow.

High winds and snow squalls interpersed by sunshine. In meteorological circles known as cold cumulus caused by a combination of a strong Alberta Clipper and Lake Michigan. White out conditions that last 5 or 10 minutes!

Nothing here yet. But all the local fish I've seen caught are still pre spawn. Our local walleye hatchery started taking in fish today to strip... Should be this week ...but I'm not sure what effect January-like temps will have.

No eggs here yet. Most of my ponds are at 46. One smaller pond reached 52 in about 6 inches of water. That area was dry for the past two years and is full of Kocia (tumbleweed) and some cattails that just became submerged this week. My tree's need to be moved back towards shallower water. Hopefully if the spawn begins soon they can lay there strands on the cattails and Kocia. Anyone had success with perch spawning on dense submerged vegetation?

The Kocia should provide good spawn substrate for yellow perch. Keep us advised about your water temperatures and when you see eggs in SD.

Good read - effect of uv light on perch spawn...

http://www.in-fisherman.com/panfish/yellow-perch/uv-and-perch-spawning/

Interesting read. Wonder what my pond dye dose to the UV?

Do to high wind and water, I will not be seeing any strands. After the spawn, do you see schools of small perch in the shallows?

Any thoughts on what the impact will be to the YP spawn from the weather this year? Could the cold weather that followed the warm snap that created spawning conditions negatively impact the food supply for the new hatch and result in significant starvation?

I believe everything will be fine. Mother Nature always seems to make it work. Looks like normal temps arrive here later this week. Snowing right now... But it looks like this will be the end of that. We had a very easy winter here, a real blessing after last winters brutality. I worked my tail off today, in a t shirt in 30 degree weather. 60's will probably kill me!

My egg strands did not hatch, and are getting moldy. They have been dormant for three weeks now, and the water is incredibly clear and hovering around 43 degrees. I am not very hopeful for a good spawning year for the perch in my pond :-(.

We're so close... Yet none of the perch here have spawned anywhere yet. Strange. Sorry yours aren't looking well... Any chance some haven't spawned yet? Or did you see a lot of ribbons?

Sorry to hear that LS. I never thought about that possible impact. I guess the possible delay in the food chain doesn't matter if they never hatch. Hopefully, you will have some late spawners.

A friend of mine posted this pic of his catch from today on one of our local lakes. Still obviously pre-spawn ...

Are you sure they are moldy? The egg strands get really raggedy before they hatch and with the unseasonably cold temps it's going to take longer.

My fertilized egg strands in the spawning cage pretty much look terrible and then disintegrate. But I always end up with perch fry!

I have egg stands around most of the big pond now.

Of course you're aware the lakes will warm slower than ponds.

Over this way the perch in Lake Erie don't spawn until June.

Still nothing happening here. With the wind for the past 7 days it has been hard to tell. The water is quite stained and has stayed cool. It warmed up to 52 in about 18" of water. Just started seeing activity with fat heads in the shallows and had my first catch in traps this year, GSF of course. Hopefully it begins soon. I'm so excited I've been taking multiple trips to the ponds to verify.

I am soooooo tired of the wind this spring. I know spring can be breezy but this is ridiculous!