Theres a still water very local to me (walking distance & not a club water) which has perch and other course fish in it and it is free to fish, just the job for a hour or so casting practice too. I am thinking of trying to catch some perch while doing so,what kind of fly or flies should i use and how?, i thought of floating line, something bright and flashy with a quick retreive! Whats your thinking on this?

Ps its only 10 foot deep max has a few reeds round and not very clear.



cheers micky

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Rod in hand... a waters edge...Perfick!!

Morning micky, I was watching a guy catching rudd using a very small black dry fly with a floating line and ten foot leader. Might work for perch, but then I don't coarse fish so unsure of feeding habits.

Your instinct is right - bright flies. You might want to read the article here:

http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/bouma/perch/

Cheers,

A. Gregory

Micky
The few times I've caught Perch have been unintentional,and they were caught on an olive damsel nymph and a dark maribou dressed fly.
But they are such vociferous little buggers they will take most anything that moves in the water,so your thoughts are correct.
Good luck
Gary

I caught over a dozen from a local reservoir the other day while trout fishing, on a small nymph (copper headed fox squirrel) fished in exactly the same way that brought me a few trout.
The only thing different was the take. The trout takes were confident 'draw aways', while the perch takes were insistent 'tap taps' that only turned into hook-ups if I continued with the slow retrieve.

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Cheers
Ian D

the two best perch flies iv'e found over the years are 'apetizer' and 'jack frost'
the white and red seem to represent fry.

jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

Vociferous? Perhaps a Perch Male Voice Choir? Oooh vicar...

I have caught a good number of perch on sparklers in the summer

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its not how you tie your flies , its how you tease your flies

I caught a lot on an orange blob.

From my course fishing experiences (which I know alot about) i find that perch like red and silver. So if you where tying your self use:

sizes 10-14 hooks
red body with silver/gold/copper coloured rib
black stuff also works well in small doses.