Kayak Fishing for Big White Perch After a Storm 08-15-2020

[moc]

It stormed the night before so I did not know how it would affect the perching the next day. I also wanted to take it easy and just do some simple kayak fishing. So armed with three rods each equipped with an 1/8 ounce beetle spin lure with a silver blade, I slept in and then joined a few fellow kayak anglers around mid morning on the eastern shore of Maryland. We would be searching for big white perch, and large white we found.

[Slackdaddy]

Looks like a good time,, and BIG perch.
In the video at 8:36 , The picture of the cooler,, are those perch?? they look to be 12" plus.

[moc]

Yes they are white Perch and they ranged from 10.5 inches to 12 inches.

[J. Rentch]

As always Moc, enjoy your videos. You make it look so easy- the video production. Question- wonder why eastern shore perch are generally larger than western shore ones- salinity?

[moc]

As always Moc, enjoy your videos. You make it look so easy- the video production. Question- wonder why eastern shore perch are generally larger than western shore ones- salinity?

I am not sure John. I am not sure if it is because of the tidal flow there that is stronger than in some local rivers, so it would produce larger perch and crabs? I know when I fished the Chester River which is just around the corner that I was only catching 6 to 8 inch perch.

[J. Rentch]

Kind of weird. I was fishing with John V this summer near Galesville and the WP there were also larger than the Severn. Maybe there is a growth limit for Severn River WP!

[Mark]

Kind of weird. I was fishing with John V this summer near Galesville and the WP there were also larger than the Severn. Maybe there is a growth limit for Severn River WP!

Once again, an excellent video, Martin. Your production is a good as or better than many of the fishing shows I watch on TV.

John R. -- I've read that our tidal white perch seek shelter in deeper Chesapeake waters during the fall and winter and return to the rivers of their origin during the spring to spawn. They stay in those water throughout the summer. It seems logical that there would localized strains of white perch per each Chesapeake tributary with some attaining a larger size than others based on genetics and/or available food.