Catching White Perch (Crappie)

White perch are tricky fish to catch, but I will share with you my personal favorite way of snagging them. The best conditions for catching white perch are early in the morning on a cool spring day when the wind is still. Purchase fresh shiners from a bait shop (make sure they are fresh and lively). You will need a light fishing pole. Attach a "crappie hook" to the line with a split-shot sinker about three inches from the hook. Attach a cork (floater) to your line so that the distance from the hook to the float is just a few inches shorter than the depth of the water you are fishing in. This will keep your bait a little off the bottom which is right in the range of the white perch. Hook one single shiner at a time just below it's dorsal fin and cast into an area near cover as this is where white perch tend to congregate. When you see your float being dunked under the water that means that there is a white perch with your hook in his mouth and you better set the hook quick!