Irondequoit Bay

[red lobster]

Got into a mess of large bluegills today at the bay. 70 degree water, 24-17 feet of water. Double hook bottom sinker. Worms and minnows about equal. Also packs of white perch/silver bass aggressively targeting baits also. Not one yellow perch. I was satisfied with my day by 10:30 am and didnt start until 730.

[bulletbob]

 question..You took the Bluegills to eat, and so do I, they are  arguably the best eating fish in fresh water with only yellow perch as a rival. Wondering why you didn't take any of the White Perch?.. they are great eating as well, and very popular as a food fish just about everywhere else  they exist, but are not eaten here in NY state for some reason.. Where they too small to keep maybe?

[red lobster]

The white perch where good size also. I took some to eat from Chautauqua lake awhile back and I thought they where fishy. But when I lived in New Hampshire I ate them quite often and enjoyed them. The white perch in my opinion is destroying the walleye fishing at Chautauqua. Can't keep them off the worm harnesses.

[bulletbob]

ok, understood.. "Fishy" is a relative term.  I used to eat a lot of saltwater fish like Bluefish, and they were strong but I still liked them.. On the other hand, I am not crazy about lake trout as they seem strong and muddy at the same time..  There are no White perch  in my part of the state[Tioga County], and I was wondering why you would eat sunnies and not white perch.. Since they are closely related to Striped bass, I can imagine they would be stronger than other panfish ,as Stripers can be pretty strong.. Thanks for the clarification!... bob