Chautauqua Lake Perch Report 9/16-18/11

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Friday 5/6-Sun5/8

Perch in about 8 ft of water seems like just about everywhere, Long Point area, Dewittville Bay area, in front of the dock area at Chautauqua Inst. Might be shaping up the week to hit it with a good looking weather forecast. Four guys boating hundreds of fish, not all keeping size but certainly enough to keep. We were using worms, others were using minnows. Saw some good baskets of calicos being hauled in as well.

[times two]

Fish were right tight to the bottom. Tried and caught very few

using floats. The other interesting part is that a majority of the

fish we kept had bellies FULL of small zebra mussels.

[MCF]

Spent this weekend fishing the upper basin, Dewittville bay, Mayville shore, west shore in front of Camp Merz. All kinds of perch, sunfish etc. Using worms fishing just off the bottom in 12-20 ft of water. Would be a good last of the season trip to take a kid on and enjoy.