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bucktail,

they never left.

i've been catching largemouths (on artificials) at my south shore suffolk pond for over a month now. they are a good month ahead of schedule.

too bad the c&r season has to end on the 15th, it would be nice if it would stay open until april 1st when trout season starts. i think they are starting to form pairs, but they are still weeks away from making beds.

i suppose we could still target yellow perch.
btw, how big was your largest yellow? i'll bet it was swollen with eggs.


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This message was edited by OPINARI on 3-11-02 @ 12:07 PM

 

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striper77,

what crash just said.

also, if a conservation officer is observing you and you are seen repeatedly catching an out of season species without changing your fishing method (for example - by moving or using a substantially different lure or bait), then you could be ticketed for "targeting" an out of season species. then you get a chance to "tell it to the judge".

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bucktail,

on feb 17, 2002, i caught my personal best yellow perch. it was 2.0 #'s and 13 1/2 ". it was loaded with eggs, so i took some pictures and released it. a real football. had the big yellow perch that you caught spawned yet?

the ny state record for yellow perch is 3#s 8oz
from lake erie in 1982. i wonder what the long island record is/would be.

how about it. anyone else ever catch any jumbo yellow perch on long island, or anywhere else?

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