EP 66: The Ultimate Spring White Perch Playbook
About this episode
The episode discusses techniques for fishing white perch during the spring run in tidal rivers.
Send us Fan Mail The spring perch run is lighting up tidal rivers across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and we’re diving deep into how to find the school fast, pick the right depth, and stack fish on light gear. White perch aren’t a fallback—they’re a high-action, high-reward target with simple rigs, small baits, and a surprisingly technical bite pattern once you understand current and structure. We start by breaking down white perch behavior in brackish systems and why spring pushes them u...
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Host: Fat Dad Fishing Show
Topics covered
- spring fishing
- white perch
- fishing techniques
- brackish systems
- light gear fishing
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Books & works: EP 66: The Ultimate Spring White Perch Playbook
Places: Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
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