Perch Lake?

[Final64_1]

I'm planning a trip to Northern MN next week. Any recommendations on a few perch lakes would be very helpful. Thanks everyone.

[Team Otter]

Winnie, Leech, Mille Lacs, Upper Red.

[Team Clam]

Round Lake towards Bemidji. Way fewer people, and way larger fish on average.

[PDOGG]

Leech!

[Team Clam]

Leech would be my second choice for sure@! Good call PDOGG. Great fishery

I propose a "New Years' resolution for all MN fisherman. Lets Make it Happen in 2009. Go out on a limb and away from the crowd. Stay away from the Destination Lakes like Leech, Winnie, Mille, etc

You will be pleasantly surprised.

[Final64_1]

Yeah, I've heard of the big lakes but being a newbie I found them difficult to fish. I'm looking for some smaller lakes that I could take my Dad and daughter fishing for Perch and Gills. Any small lake recommendations?

[Team Otter]

Blackduck, Island, Cutfoot.

[Grant Pearson]

gull lake near blackduck. caught some of the biggest bull 'gills of my life there. had a day where we caught 5 over 12.5 inches. all CPR

[Quackaddict9]

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Round Lake towards Bemidji. Way fewer people, and way larger fish on average.

I may know that one! well yeah I've fish a lake name round but there are several of these around here

[mainbutter]

Leech would be my second choice for sure@! Good call PDOGG. Great fishery

I propose a "New Years' resolution for all MN fisherman. Lets Make it Happen in 2009. Go out on a limb and away from the crowd. Stay away from the Destination Lakes like Leech, Winnie, Mille, etc

You will be pleasantly surprised.

Yup, on new years I will be out on a fairly middle-of-nowhere lake for a party with some friends. No electricity or plumbing at the cabin there. I'll be surprised to see more than 3 or 4 other people on the entire lake(there ARE other cabins around).

[TCon17]

We did pretty good on Leech for the perch this past weekend. Not a lot of big ones, but we did manage a few for the bucket with some eyes mixed in. Thats the only lake i have personally been to and caught numbers of big perch.

[dreaminofjumbos]

If you can wait 1-2 months, than I would hit Mille Lacs. If you put your work in, experience of a lifetime!!!!!

[MNSnow]

We are headed up to Winnie for Perch at the end of Feb. Can't wait!!

[prosport17]

My parents used to take us to Gull, just north of Bemidji, not far from tenstrike I believe. Haven't fished it since. How has the lake held up? Is it still any good? We used to catch a lot of Pike.

[Drewski]

Lake Bemidji itself has some nice perch to be had.

[lovetheice]

how is Leetch going this year for perch? Good size?