Davey, your not the only one(s) fishing there. Remember how good the cove at Ashumet used to be? SpecialK had a derby there and wiped it out for two years.
Mark my words, you guys have put a hurt on that place. Pray for no ice next year or the year after so it can recover. Those 14 and 15 inch fish, they are called "breeders".
You can't catch fish twice once they have been hauled out, filleted and cooked.
And also remember there are other fish in the pond that eat little perch as well. It's a complex tiered environment.
I know you fish there cause you can't catch a trout but you still have to give what you can catch, like easy perch, a rest.
And one trout is way way way better than a 14 inch yellow perch. Did I mention cod fish fight better than yellow perch?
Oh and that yellow perch fishing like pogie fishing is easy?
I have my dignity to defend and perch are below it. Just the thought of targeting yellow perch for a day makes me nauseous. Ooh! I feel dirty just thinking about it.
