Lake Erie Perch Fishing Charters | Monroe, Michigan

2019 brought an abrupt change to our perch fishery on Lake Erie. For years we’d grown accustomed to fast paced action where limit catches were almost universally expected. That was not the case in 2019. We worked hard and covered a lot of water looking for good action, but most days it simply wasn’t in the cards. The ‘easy’ limit catches were replaced with days of grinding out 25-50 fish catches. Late in our season we did experience some strong fishing and even a few limit catches, but overall, the 2019 season was a grind. Despite this, the Ohio DNR has reported strong spawning success in recent seasons from the yellow perch on Lake Erie through their annual trawls. So, we’re hoping the 2019 season was a fluke. With almost 40 consecutive years of strong perch fishing in western Lake Erie, it’s hard to believe that this we’ll be the new norm. Hopefully 2020 will see a return to good fishing we’ve been spoiled with for so long!