Cascade Lake Perch Ice Out 2022, JawJacker Video

We caught lots of good perch including a 2.2 and a 2.3 lb perch. We were using the 29" JawJacker spinning rod with 6 lb test flurocarbon line using Slushbug and 5mm tungsten jigs tipped with small pieces of nightcrawler. The JawJacker and Jigging JawJacker both worked well. The ice was melting around the edges but we were able to get out and do quite well.

[@jayrobertson232]

Those silver fish were Kokanee!

[@jameshalliday4126]

beautiful perch

[@jls8319]

How deep are you fishing on this lake?

[@tomwilson5815]

Eating 16"s is insane

[@theoutdoorsalbertan.2251]

Amazing fishing ! I have 2 of your jigging jaw jackers and will be heading to Cascade in march. I hope I can have half the luck you guys had!

[@johnanderson7925]

Ppl are talking about releasing the perch but they multiple by the millions is

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

Narrator sounds like WC fields! Hahaha 🤣...

[@jakedavid8187]

The 2 pound 11 ounce one is some kinda record id say

[@tonyjessen8204]

Way to go Matt nice fish 👍👍

[@FargoNDRoland]

This is just stupid good

[@b1sunpeopleb165]

These people have no respect for the fish they catch!!

[@jawjackerfishing]

This lake is known for big trophy size perch and there are lots of big ones. People have been keeping fish like this on this lake for 10 years and the population remains healthy. Actually the fish and game department recommends people keep most of the big perch so they don't overpopulate and become stunted little dinks like on other lakes. I believe fish and game has made the limit on this lake for perch unlimited. So you can keep as many as you want and thats the way it has been for 10+ years and it has worked great so far for sustaining the big perch.

[@randyreading562]

@@jawjackerfishing [he reason it does not hurt the population to keep the bigger perch is because the catch rate does not out pace the replacement rate (new fish) hatched AND that taking the bigger fish allows for smaller fish to take their place rather than being eaten by the larger fish. That is you need a balance between those fish feeding on plankton and those feeding on small perch. If you question this just call the local biologist and he would be happy to explain. From the perspective of "competition", yes more big fish competing to feed on the smaller perch results in more energy being used up to chase the diminishing numbers of smaller fish. In other lakes life expectancy comes into play. A huge perch is likely not to live much longer so harvesting is not the worse thing, and in fact protecting the 9-11 inchers is more protective of the resource.