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#1 Post by lurehunter1 »

I know this is a salt water forum but im want to try and catch a big perch this year but dont really know where to go anyone know anywhere that produces big perch and not more than an hour or so from dublin any help would be much appreciated plus any tips would be great thanks -Aaron
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#2 Post by ecleary »

The guys on http://www.irelandscoarsefishing.com/ are very helpful so i'd try them.

There are some good threads on perch fishing with lures
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#3 Post by lurehunter1 »

ecleary wrote:The guys on http://www.irelandscoarsefishing.com/ are very helpful so i'd try them.

There are some good threads on perch fishing with lures
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#4 Post by barto »

river barrow is the place to go . and the canals that run of it when its flooding
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#5 Post by Preston »

Lough ennel and the inny in mullingar .I had a three pounder on the liffey a few years back
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#6 Post by lurehunter1 »

thanks lads :D
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#7 Post by lurehunter1 »

anyone have any ideas what lures would be best i have a few soft 4plays already thanks
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#8 Post by joebhoy »

Some very big perch in blessington but locating a shoal is a nightmare. Your best bet is the barrow @ athy but make sure you use a wire trace :)
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#9 Post by Preston »

Mepps vibrax or else floatfished worm baits in weedy margins .small deadbaits produce too
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#10 Post by spindlefist »

The lake is Donadea forest park has beasts in it,and no pike to prey on them. lobworm,2ft line- 2 SG shot..... simple,effective
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#11 Post by lurehunter1 »

spindlefist wrote:The lake is Donadea forest park has beasts in it,and no pike to prey on them. lobworm,2ft line- 2 SG shot..... simple,effective
Is it easy to get to through all the forest? And is the catch rate any good
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#12 Post by hurler01 »

Mepps in sizes 2 and 3 with the red speckles never fail. I've caught them on a feedshallow chartreuse and mullett when lookin for pike in the summer. For the size of them they fight like hell, try any sort of shiny lure and if they're about then they'll hit the lure. Anything from 4 to 20 grammes on a similar type of lure rod will do. I want to het them on the fly rod sometime for the craic.
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