For trapping young perch set trap shallow parallel to shore with top just under the surface to 12" over the trap top. Dried bread and fish pellets work good for me as trap bait. YP will feed a little better is pellets are scattered closer to dark about 15-30 min after the sun sets.
A technique for WE stocking is to over stock the traditional numbers so WE grow slower and stay smaller and thus result in eating more smaller YP. Traditional stock density is 16-25/acre. Overstocking is 50-100/acre, these fish will likely take about 8-10 yrs to get to 19" long. You can start removing them at 15"-16" long and restock 7"-9"ers to replace those removed.
GS are pesky bait stealers esp with small soft baits such as earthworms, larvae, and wax worms. That is why I no longer have GS. To minimize pesky GS use primarily minnows 1.7"-3" as bait. I have caught 9" YP using 4" YP as bait, thus larger YP will bite on larger minnows/shiners up to 4" long.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 06/26/11 03:23 PM.
