How big would freshwater shrimp be now

[Cooter]

Just curious(like George) cuz I've been checking stomach contents on the perch I've been slicing up and thought I spotted a few, but they could have been very, very tiny crawfish as well? Not quite sure what I'm looking for I guess. Thanks.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Coots buddie.. Crayfish "spawn/reproduce" in the spring of the year. I would be willing to be what you are seeing are freshwater shrimp. They too can very in size, but typically are about 1/4"if they are stretched out smaller when balled up and are an olive green in color...but that can very as well.

[Dennis Steele]

I've seen freshwater shrimp (aka grass shrimp)as large as 3/4".

I get a lot of them when seining for minnows.

I just wish I could keep them alive untill the mid winter months for those finicky pannies!

[PikeMan Seank]

Right now the freshwater shrimp is 1/2'' streched out and few bigger and mostly smaller.. thats what they are at vados Bait and tackle now

[The Grebe]

Maybe little Hellgramites you are finding? Freshwater shrimp at this time of year are about 6 inches long and weigh about a quarter of a pound. They kinda look like a big prawn.

You can catch all you want by lowering a burlap bag filled with cotto salami, into the shallows of a lake near you. The shrimps feet get tangled in the burlap when they come to feed and you can pull them right up!

Hook them shrimp lightly with a size 10 eagle claw hook, attached to no more then 2# test line, no sinker...fish them deep, 30 to 40 feet...the really jumbo perch in the 4 pound range really love em!

[Bob Horn]

I second Vados bait. There the only place that I have seen them for sale.

[castmaster]

hope noones taken grebe up on his offer of a meal of jumbo shrimp!!

[Tony Boshold]

On Devile lake they have so many freshwater shrimp they pop out of the hole when you are drilling. As many as you could want. They seem to run from 1/4"-3/4". I have of course tried tipping a jig or spoon with them and to no avail. We faired better on Waxies, Spikes and Minnows.

Softshells (AKA Peelers) were the Jumbo perch baits when I fished Chicago's Lake Shore. We used the entire bait, tail first, head next then the claws. It seems that they don't sell them fresh anymore, just frozen. I grew up fishing the Chicago "Rocks" but, I don't spend much time on the Chi-town lake front anymore.

If I get out for perch on the lake front now its in a boat and its the best I have ever seen for perch anywhere I have fished them. The fish average 11-13" with fish upto 15" a regualar occurance.

The Great lakes are true fish factories. Some of the best fishing around here is right out in front of those high rise buildings.

Bud's I have talked to in Wisconsin say they get 16"+ perch up there in Lake Michigan.

[Cooter]

Deitz - I couldn't resist!

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I would be willing to be what you are seeing

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Poor guy misses one letter and look what happens!

[Deitz Dittrich]

Rats... LOL, man I make some stupid typing moves on here at times... LOL