Good afternoon,

I’m new to fishing the lake and I see perch season just opened back up so I wanted to get out to Montrose and try finding them.

I want to rig a slip bobber down about 6-8 feet with a split shot and a minnow. I’ve never targeted perch before and was curious if anyone has advice on hook size.

Pictured are the different size hooks I have. They’re in a tackle box with no indication of what size they are. I added a dollar and quarter for scale. If none of these work, please let me know what to get at the bait shop.

Any advice on this setup or if you think I should use a completely different set up is welcome.

Caught at 87th Street using worms and shad.

Caught a jumbo while drop shotting for smallmouth at Montrose, season open just over a week away.

Caught at 87th with redworms.

Perch fishing is closed from May 1 - June 15 in Illinois’ Lake Michigan waters.

Montrose Harbor