White perch flys?

[bchipps]

What are good patterns for white perch? Have caught on a clouser, but was wondering about alternatives.


Thanks

[The Old Man]

Small chartreuse bead-head wooly buggers have also worked for me...but given the choice, I'd use a clouser, size 8, chartr. or yellow over white.

[JMadert]

Olive over white ultra-hair bead chain clouser ... all wing, no tail material. 3 strands of pearl krystal flash on top. # 6 Mustad 34007. If they don't eat it, they ain't there.

[bchipps]

thanks, hope to get the boat on the river Sunday for a shakedown and hope for some pullage.

[HammerII]

I've had great luck with Smaller crazy charlie's
Something like this works pretty good



http://business.virgin.net/british.classic/crazycharlie-pearlxmas.jpg

[pbramble]

I've had luck with pretty much any streamer pattern that is on the small size, from mickey fins to crazy charlies to grey ghosts, white perch are pretty indiscriminate

[Shortylong01]

Hey Paul...good to see you posting...must be getting close to the time to hit Richland... (I hope)...

[Bill Michelinie]

Any bonefish fly works well. I think something shiney is the important thing.

[David M]

I can attest to the fly that JMadert describes above. He showed me that fly a few years ago and it has been my go to fly for whiteys. It catches anything else that's there too. Here's a pic of one...

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/cubccub/PerchFly.jpg

I've also done well with mini crease flies on a sinking line for big white perch. One similar to the fly on top in the photo below has produced quite a few larger perch and if the stripers are mixed in they love it too...

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/cubccub/littlecreases.jpg

David

[Tissy Furnes]

Go small. 8s and 10s. Bones patterns work great.

[JMadert]

Seb is right. Bonefish flies rule. I also fish a tan craft-fur gotcha (# 6) ... whiteys lub dem thangs.

[bigjim5589]

My favorite perch fly is a Bonefish type pattern, size 6, I use Danville Depth Ray Nylon thread, either fire red, or chartreuse, tied with stainless bead chain or small nickel plated lead eyes, holographic silver body, clear swannandaze over body, and a mix of silver holographic & pearl flashabou for the tail & wing.

Real flashy, and durable, and both white & yellow perch love it! :thumbup:

[flies only]

i would use awhite crazy charlie or a yellow over white clouser. i use a size 2 clouser blind casting annd often geets stripes and white on the same fly. idid get a mongito yellow on a dahlbergh diver pickeral fishing once , couldn't beleieve he hit it.