In Finland when we're ice fishing for perch, we usually drop the lure just under the ice cap and go slowly toward the bottom, trying to fish every spot between the top and bottom. Many times those big perch are hunting just under the ice cap and in middle water. Sometimes when you drop the lure straight into the bottom the fish gets spooked and swim away. Of course this always depends on what lures are you using, what kind of lake you are fishing and every other magical ice fishing elements to take consider. I bet the lake bottom works just fine with insect-like lures, when minnow-like lures works best going from top to bottom. Also you have a cool channel, and HUGE perch in there! Keep up the great work! Thumbs up!
Our Perch here in Canada are almost always right on the bottom in the winter. Tapping a very small tungsten jig with a short bit of gulp earthworm about 3 inches off the bottom works amazing!
I am fortunate enough to have a lake 2 miles from work be full of jumbo perch! All I used is a swedish pimple maybe sometimes tipped with wax worms or a minnow head, but a lot of times a pink tube with no bait does the trick. Nice video Clayton!
Oh man, perch is an addiction to some of us on ice. I love the finesse involved. Beautiful fish and taste awesome. So much fun! Great video and man you're right meal worms are the hot ticket.
You are a beast dude! You're like the ice fishing version of the most interesting man in the world. Clayton Schick, I don't fish for perch often, but when I do I catch multiple jumbos at a time. (Unfortunately now days where I live 11"+ perch are jumbo)
I just got that color tantrum today at the ice show. Glad to see that it works. Think I might have to purchase a frostbite rod after playing with them today.
Thanks for the great video. Clayton do another catch and cook video. Last years "Catch and Cook Walleye!! " was the best, makes me want to do this myself. Thanks again Clayton
I went and smashed big Splake in northern sask yesterday. Sight fished them. Ice so clear can see fish swimming under the 13 inches of hard water. Amazing day
We get them giants here in Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. I love catching em and it's one of my favorite fish to eat. I'm a panfisher. I need to learn more about walleyes. I do know one thing about em. They sure are delicious.
Heading to the Mississippi for my first time on Thursday. Hope to catch a couple but it is mainly for the adventure. If we have safe ice. Haven't been out yet and making a five hour drive just to get on ice. Hoping a couple days of cold gets us some safe ice. Right now not so much.
@@ICEMAV114 I have no idea. Im tagging along with a bunch of retired guys that fish the area. All they told me is 4' of water, shallow bay, big perch and gills. All I need to know. No safe ice by me right now in Green Bay. Soon
I love the walleye videos but your perch videos are the best because of the quality of the perch you catch! Plus these were the first fish my grandpa took me ice fishing for the first time ever going ice fishing! Underrated eating fish....everybody is always like walleye walleye walleye....winter perch imo is the best tasting fresh water fish!
the main cadence difference I have found with perch vs walleye is instead of keeping it moving and jiggling it on the spot when they close the distance to the jig hold it still and watch for the tick. "Are you happy with your purchase."=(perches)
Looking forward to seeing you land Lakers this year. I geared up after seeing your show last year. Unfortunately in Southern Ontario we have to wait for thick ice. Happy fishing bud 🎣
I'm watching your video while standing on the ice waiting for fish to bite, as a fishing content creator that's the ultimate goal👌 tight lines Clayton looking forward to the rest of the video!
So many guys on youtube fish for crappie/gills but don't ever fish for perch. They are a lot of fun and when you get on a school you can catch tons of them. And they make for a great fish fry!
Great video!! love me some perch fishing. Almost as much as walleye Both make great meals. Got my hat in the mail unfortunately didn't bring none of that cold weather to Ohio with it. But hey got to look at the bright side I'll be out fishing tomorrow with no coat in December so not all bad keep em coming love what you are doing.
Even if they're not feeding on minnows, if you're allowed two lines where you're fishing try putting down a minnow in a second hole near your jigging hole. They might not bite that minnow, but it keeps the school interested and they stick around a little longer.
In BC, we have a bait company called "Scotties Bait" that we buy it from. It is fairly delicate and hard to get to stay on the hook unless we wrap it with "Spider Thread", which is a very fine elastic thread, which does a good job. The krill that we buy comes in bottles about the same size as the Berkley Gulp maggots, another product that we use a lot of while ice fishing for kokanee.I have no idea about availability east of the Rockies.
Hey man just a thought for the whole 'plastics' and perch. I've fished for and caught ALOT of in my lifetime. I'm from Saskatoon. the only 'plastics'/lure combo that has consistently successful for me without using bait has been a Northland 'forage minnow' jig head. Tipped with a gulp alive 1" minnow plastic (they come in the little jar). Perch love them. Other than that though go with bait.
That’s exactly how we catch them in NE SD. Two hole system. Ripping Rap in 1 hole. Tungsten jig with some meat on it in the other. When there biting good they’ll hit both.
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Great vid as always Clayton. Love your Channel. You have such great enthusiasm and are so informative. Do you ever use a Livescope? I bought one last year and now can't fish without it. I also love your underwater camera footage- so much so I had to run out and get one(micro 5 revolution pro for now til I can justify the HD10i) Can't wait for your next vid. Tight lines my friend!
AM I SEEING THIS RIGHT!?!? 59K VIEWS ON YOUR LAST VIDEO?!?!? And average view count us up recently too!!! looks like you caught some of that sweet sweet algorithm ma dood. WAY TO GO!!! all that hard work looks like it's really starting to come through now👍👍👍 Sniffle sniffle... I'm so proud 😭😭😭
I learned how to fish as a kid catching perch so may be slightly biased. I think they are the most beautiful fish in Canada (sorry trout people). Colours of a tropical fish, they look like bars of gold coming out of the water.
Greg Dutton it’s actually not at 100% battery. The Helix 7 algorithm gives battery % for the standard SLA battery that comes with it. So if you change it out for the Dakota Lithium, the voltage drop is different as the battery discharges.
@@lyndonmaurer14 Thank u for the response, that makes sense as to why it shows that. I did order a Dakota Lithium battery and am curios if my Vexilar and HDS Live will display the correct battery status.
Mind the jig ~ move the knot on the jig head so your presentation Is horizontal looked like you’d knit slipped and it was presenting at an UN natural angle
One of the most underrated fishing channels on TH-cam! Love how you take care of the fish you catch as well, keep making these awesome videos!
That is the plan! Thank you for the kind comments :)
First fish, "it's not big." I couldn't be any more jealous of these Canadians. That is a TANK where I'm from
Spoiled, I know :)
Its pretty wild man. I live in ontario and theres three lakes within 4 kms of my house that are FULL of TANK perch XD My pb is 14 inches
In Finland when we're ice fishing for perch, we usually drop the lure just under the ice cap and go slowly toward the bottom, trying to fish every spot between the top and bottom. Many times those big perch are hunting just under the ice cap and in middle water. Sometimes when you drop the lure straight into the bottom the fish gets spooked and swim away. Of course this always depends on what lures are you using, what kind of lake you are fishing and every other magical ice fishing elements to take consider. I bet the lake bottom works just fine with insect-like lures, when minnow-like lures works best going from top to bottom.
Also you have a cool channel, and HUGE perch in there! Keep up the great work! Thumbs up!
Leopold Steinmetz one day I will fish Findland
Our Perch here in Canada are almost always right on the bottom in the winter. Tapping a very small tungsten jig with a short bit of gulp earthworm about 3 inches off the bottom works amazing!
Thanks for the great comment! You never know where they can be!
I am fortunate enough to have a lake 2 miles from work be full of jumbo perch! All I used is a swedish pimple maybe sometimes tipped with wax worms or a minnow head, but a lot of times a pink tube with no bait does the trick. Nice video Clayton!
I have always heard so much about the swedish pimple :)
Colorado Fisher LoL I have had terrible luck with the pimple so far! Guess your Colorado Perch have a more refined pallet 😂
My knees hurt watching you fish these last couple videos!
Tygs trust me. I bought a little stool now. I was dying :)
@@ClaytonSchickOutdoors you had a bucket beside you I was yelling at the computer " Sit on the damn bucket!" LOL good to hear!
i love pan fishing, it is so fun. Probably the fish I go for the most during the ice season.
I sure enjoyed these Perch days!
This is great. I'm going after some perch on the ice this weekend for my first time and trying to learn as much as I can before heading out.
I can't believe you're throwing those back, a mess of fresh perch for dinner.
alaskanhunter I was on the road and no where to really keep the fish. I keep enough to have a bite to eat once and a while. :)
It’s called catch and release you should practice that, it’s people like you that ruin our lakes...
Oh man, perch is an addiction to some of us on ice. I love the finesse involved. Beautiful fish and taste awesome. So much fun! Great video and man you're right meal worms are the hot ticket.
They are fun!
Great video buddy! It's amazing how scrappy perch are. Such a fun species to catch.
Yes, I was having fun with them! :)
Nice job Clayton those were some great perch you pulled through the ice.
They were fun! :)
You are a beast dude! You're like the ice fishing version of the most interesting man in the world. Clayton Schick, I don't fish for perch often, but when I do I catch multiple jumbos at a time. (Unfortunately now days where I live 11"+ perch are jumbo)
Kava very fortunate at times. :).
Just found your channel! Love it. Catching those Perch are great! So good to eat!
WOW!! Your a busy man! Love the action! And the frostbite video was a sweet extra! 😊👍
Trying to pump out the videos :)
Nicely done. I'll be after the same as soon as we get some ice down here in michigan.
Hoping you get ice soon!
Just dug a 2.3 acre pond and added perch SMB and walleye. Super excited to ice fish it when they’re bigger!!
That sounds awesome!!
It’s 1/4 of the way full can’t wait.
I hope to produce some 13-14” perch.
The ones you’re catching look fun.
You using the frost bite rod??
I just got that color tantrum today at the ice show. Glad to see that it works. Think I might have to purchase a frostbite rod after playing with them today.
It will work :)
Legendary! :D Any advice on the smallest Dinner bell spoon and its trebles? Should they be one size larger? Seems very tiny
Yes, they need to have a bigger size and they know this, there will be some changes in the future. Great to share what you find with us :)
Thanks for your time Clayton. Excellent video with superb content.
Thank you for watching :)
"Double header, baby". Nicely done, Clayton. I can't think of a better way to spend a nice afternoon icing Jumbos. I wanna go now and "get outside".
Yes!! go!! :)
Wish I could catch perch like this...they are always that elusive fish for me!
They are fun to catch! I will be going again soon!
Thanks for the great video. Clayton do another catch and cook video. Last years "Catch and Cook Walleye!! " was the best, makes me want to do this myself. Thanks again Clayton
Brian Nicholls yes. 100% more catch and cooks this winter. Promise.
Which rod you using for jig and for rattlebait? Same one in the info?
Actually I was using the True Grit for a few mins, I would recommend the Smoke Show for a rattle bait for perch.
We're blessed to live so close to a jumbo factory!
Can't wait for perch fishing!! 👍🏻💯
Heck ya! :)
I went and smashed big Splake in northern sask yesterday. Sight fished them. Ice so clear can see fish swimming under the 13 inches of hard water. Amazing day
Amazing! Sounds like a fun day!
Can’t wait for the lake trout vids!
Me too!!!
Another great video man. Gotta love Jumbo's.
Thanks dude! :)
We get them giants here in Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. I love catching em and it's one of my favorite fish to eat. I'm a panfisher. I need to learn more about walleyes. I do know one thing about em. They sure are delicious.
They are yummy yes!!
Heading to the Mississippi for my first time on Thursday. Hope to catch a couple but it is mainly for the adventure. If we have safe ice. Haven't been out yet and making a five hour drive just to get on ice. Hoping a couple days of cold gets us some safe ice. Right now not so much.
Where you fishin on the Mississippi? Im over in the Trempealeau area by lock and dam 6
@@ICEMAV114 I have no idea. Im tagging along with a bunch of retired guys that fish the area. All they told me is 4' of water, shallow bay, big perch and gills. All I need to know. No safe ice by me right now in Green Bay. Soon
@@alternativereefoutdoors6319 Right on!
I love the walleye videos but your perch videos are the best because of the quality of the perch you catch! Plus these were the first fish my grandpa took me ice fishing for the first time ever going ice fishing! Underrated eating fish....everybody is always like walleye walleye walleye....winter perch imo is the best tasting fresh water fish!
Very cool that it was your first fish ice fishing! :)
Clayton Schick for president!!!
That would not be good! haha :)
Clayton for Prime Minister!!! #wexit
Perch are my absolute favourite!! Even have a tattoo of one! Another fantastic video 👍🏻
Thanks girl! :)
Let’s see a picture!!!
the main cadence difference I have found with perch vs walleye is instead of keeping it moving and jiggling it on the spot when they close the distance to the jig hold it still and watch for the tick. "Are you happy with your purchase."=(perches)
I can see that 100% :)
Awesome Clayton keep em coming
Thanks for watching :)
I bet baby shrimp would be great in that lake.
Looking forward to seeing you land Lakers this year. I geared up after seeing your show last year. Unfortunately in Southern Ontario we have to wait for thick ice. Happy fishing bud 🎣
Oh man! I am so fired up for lakers!!
I'm watching your video while standing on the ice waiting for fish to bite, as a fishing content creator that's the ultimate goal👌 tight lines Clayton looking forward to the rest of the video!
As a fishing creator the first goal is not to wreck all your gear haha :)
Love seeing the perch video👍👍 and is this southern Saskatchewan
Yes, south Sask :)
6:33 mark is funny,, i love those moments.
100% :)
I love perch fishing during hardwater
13" perch are jumbos anywhere. All I could see were tacos everytime you caught one! My favorite by far. Thanks for sharing Clayton.
Old Timer I have to admit they were fun!
Hey Clayton, which ice transducer do you use on your Helix 7?
Xi 9 1521 The full Chirp
So many guys on youtube fish for crappie/gills but don't ever fish for perch. They are a lot of fun and when you get on a school you can catch tons of them. And they make for a great fish fry!
Perch are pretty awesome!
So many beauty fish Clayton! So crazy! Another great vid bud!
Cheers!! :)
Go to cascade I heard they have monster perch I'm going to try and get out there myself and visit some family while I'm there to go fishing
Yup this winter!
I missed it, Are you still out at Lake of the prairies?
no I was not there for this.
Small Minnahs, lo,l are great for perch too.
Great video!! love me some perch fishing. Almost as much as walleye Both make great meals. Got my hat in the mail unfortunately didn't bring none of that cold weather to Ohio with it. But hey got to look at the bright side I'll be out fishing tomorrow with no coat in December so not all bad keep em coming love what you are doing.
Hope you get some ice soon! Thank you for the purchase :)
What are some good perch waters around yorkton Melville area? Other than LOTP?
Jeremy Johnson crooked lake. Melville dam :)
Even if they're not feeding on minnows, if you're allowed two lines where you're fishing try putting down a minnow in a second hole near your jigging hole. They might not bite that minnow, but it keeps the school interested and they stick around a little longer.
That is a great tip! Thank you very much!!
Bunch of Masters right there bud! Great video as usual. Did you hit up the Oak Lake derby this weekend?
Another excellent video! Keep them coming! My favorite fishing TH-cam dude.
Tim Rosinski thank you for the kind comments! :)
You talk about the perch eating shrimp. Wouldn't krill be the bait to use, ideally? We use krill for kokanee through the ice here in BC.
Maybe? I wouldn't be able to get a hold of any
In BC, we have a bait company called "Scotties Bait" that we buy it from. It is fairly delicate and hard to get to stay on the hook unless we wrap it with "Spider Thread", which is a very fine elastic thread, which does a good job. The krill that we buy comes in bottles about the same size as the Berkley Gulp maggots, another product that we use a lot of while ice fishing for kokanee.I have no idea about availability east of the Rockies.
Perfect video Clayton, always keeping it real and making it entertaining......
Thanks man! :)
Clayton Schick Outdoors no worries bud
JUMBOOOOOOOOO
Let's focus on the perch Jay!! ;)
Awesome video!
Thank you little buddy!
Hey man just a thought for the whole 'plastics' and perch. I've fished for and caught ALOT of in my lifetime. I'm from Saskatoon. the only 'plastics'/lure combo that has consistently successful for me without using bait has been a Northland 'forage minnow' jig head. Tipped with a gulp alive 1" minnow plastic (they come in the little jar). Perch love them. Other than that though go with bait.
I know what you are talking about and I will try that! Thank you for the great comment!
That’s exactly how we catch them in NE SD. Two hole system. Ripping Rap in 1 hole. Tungsten jig with some meat on it in the other. When there biting good they’ll hit both.
Adam D. It was working decent this day. :)
That’s a keeper perch.
Big ones go back :)
My favorite eating fish! I can't wait to get some time off so I can get on the ice! So jealous of you bud and at the same time happy for you as well!
Jason Doerksen thanks, I think? Haha jk. Hoping you get out soon!
If you ever want someone to fish with in MB I'll do my absolute best to show you some honey holes
Prince of Perch
Cheers!
13” is a master in Manitoba
Yes, you are right!
What lake was this? Sw sask no dam nice perch here lol
Can't really say on this one sorry. :(
Your best video yet!!
Thanks dude!
I can’t wait for some underwater perch vids. I’ll tune in for sure for that!
Top notch Clayton!
Michael Smith thank you for the kind comment :)
@@ClaytonSchickOutdoors You Da Man! We are almost ready down here in Wyoming. Looked up Cascade Lake....produces some piggies!
I would love to see you on Cascade!!!
It's on the list! :)
Awesome double up man!
Cheers man!
Why don't u keep any perch to eat?
Sumo perch!!! So good!👊
SO GOOD! :)
nice vid..good perch..looks like a great time
Thanks man :) It was :)
Man U got me drooling for some perch fishing holly
They are yummy! :)
awww yeahhh, livin the dream!! :-)
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I was dumb forgot my password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me!
@Nathaniel Cruz Instablaster =)
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Life IS good. Yes sir
Yes it is! :)
Really enjoy your channel only have one question...when are we fishing together lol
HAH!! Love it! Cheers!
Lake simcoe has provided me with many perch in the 2 pound range
That is giant!
Nice job Clayton dialed as usual
Thanks man :)
Great vid as always Clayton. Love your Channel. You have such great enthusiasm and are so informative. Do you ever use a Livescope? I bought one last year and now can't fish without it. I also love your underwater camera footage- so much so I had to run out and get one(micro 5 revolution pro for now til I can justify the HD10i) Can't wait for your next vid. Tight lines my friend!
I have used a friends Live-scope Thank you so much for your kind comments!! :)
You forgot to mention the location. Kinda looks like Crooked
I don't like to always mention where I am, I try to mix it up a little.
15 1/4 on the wall here in da u p. Lbdn is my home. Fish on Clayton.
liv2fish u.p. nort giant!! Awesome !!
Think that's the same place you and uncut were last year catching them perch eh?
Good eye ;)
Maybe set your camera gear, hummingbird, etc. on a dog sled so you can move AND film easily?
Great vids, I watch every one.
Yes, I have thought about trying to make a more mobile device for sure.
Top notch videos as usual 👌
Thanks dude :)
Small jigs, wax worms or crappie minnows seem to work far better when we're perch-en, then plastics.
I will keep that in mind! Thank you
thanks clayton!
Thank you for watching!
Some good eatin'
YUP!
AM I SEEING THIS RIGHT!?!?
59K VIEWS ON YOUR LAST VIDEO?!?!? And average view count us up recently too!!! looks like you caught some of that sweet sweet algorithm ma dood. WAY TO GO!!! all that hard work looks like it's really starting to come through now👍👍👍
Sniffle sniffle... I'm so proud 😭😭😭
Yup :) Just hit 60k :) Feels good to have a video catch some views :)
I learned how to fish as a kid catching perch so may be slightly biased. I think they are the most beautiful fish in Canada (sorry trout people). Colours of a tropical fish, they look like bars of gold coming out of the water.
They are a great looking fish! :)
Your battery status never moved off 100 percent. What battery are you using?
Dakota Lithium
@@ClaytonSchickOutdoors The 10 amp hour held a charge for that long, damn!
Greg Dutton it’s actually not at 100% battery. The Helix 7 algorithm gives battery % for the standard SLA battery that comes with it. So if you change it out for the Dakota Lithium, the voltage drop is different as the battery discharges.
Lyndon Maurer yes what he said :). I meant to reply to this. You can get like 2 full days out of the battery :)
@@lyndonmaurer14 Thank u for the response, that makes sense as to why it shows that. I did order a Dakota Lithium battery and am curios if my Vexilar and HDS Live will display the correct battery status.
Seeing all those ice makes me jealous fkin wi still 40s smfh what's the temp and ice thickness there?
I was on like 5" of ice this day.
And they are great eating man, fillet em and cook don't freeze em, you will thanks me later. they are very special when they are supper fresh.
Just subscribed thanks for the video very informative You need a jaw jacker hook setter before you lose a rod like I did off the pail down the hole
Welcome to the channel! Yes a Jaw jacker for that might be a good call!
Awesome 👊🏼🤟🏻👊🏼🤟🏻
Cheers! :)
You would have some great fish tacos if you kept those perch. Your freezer is likely fill with fish to the max though, but not perch!
I don't keep many fish period :)
@@ClaytonSchickOutdoors yes you do. I’ve seen you do it with walleye a lot of times, lol. you love fish tacos.
Oh, you said many, lol.
True not many
I didn’t really learn much from it but still loved the vid
I agree, not much to learn on this video
Clay-Slay!
Love it! :)
Cascade's on my Bucket List, let me know when you want to go!!!
MMMMM I can't wait :)
@@ClaytonSchickOutdoors Those Perch you were catching were nothing to sneeze at, people travel all over State's and Canada to catch them like that.
Mind the jig ~ move the knot on the jig head so your presentation Is horizontal looked like you’d knit slipped and it was presenting at an UN natural angle
hmmm the eye of the hook runs cross ways, so there is not way it move it towards the shank of the hook. I know what you are talking about though.
You have a great tube and I'm so jealous but Clayton you should have kept 4-5 of them beauties for a 375* hot tub.👍👍👍👍
HAH!! 375 Hot tub! I am sooo going to steal that line :)
You and Aaron are both goats
Robbie Miller that means a lot man. :). Cheers!!
And why are you not keeping some for eating!
Tygs was on the road and hard to keep them fresh. I just keep some here and there :)
raccoon perch is what we call them. maybe a different species? look very similar to me. I'm not a pan fish feller.
I never heard of them called that here. Cheers!