wipers and sacramento perch

[codeman]

Me and my buddy will be traveling across southern oregon memorial day weekend. Planning of fishing Ana res. for wipers and the Lost River for sacramento perch. Has anybody had any success on these? Is this a good time of year for these bodies of water? We are also thinking about Gerber Res. to chase some crappies. We'll have our float tubes with us. We have never fished anywhere in southern Oregon and any pointers would be very appreciated!

[ORtrapper]

Welcome to Ifish codeman....ana reservoir is a good place to fish for wipers if you hit it right. most people fish on the bottom with chicken livers. I caught one that was about 2-3 lbs last weekend, but fishing was pretty slow. last summer I did ok with some crankbaits and jigs. as far as the lost river goes, it is kind of a quagmire to go catfishing and duck hunting, me and my buddies tried bass fishing in there a few years ago to no avail. Gerber on the other hand has some monster LMB and BIG perch and Crappie too. for good fishing at Gerber, wait until late may, early june and try it out. you can catch perch and crappie from the bank easily, but if you want to bass fish, it would be best to have a boat. while your in the area, try out JC Boyle (Topsy) reservoir as well for perch, crappie, bass. good luck!

[codeman]

hey thanks for the info. we are actually going to be heading down there the first weekend in june, so hopefully the fishing will be great. We are ganna check out the lost river only to catch some sacramento perch. we've always wanted to catch some but have never had the chance. also, does anyone know the status of the warner valley lakes? We wanna check them out too

[Crappie Chaser]

That sounds like a good road trip. I've never fished that part of Oregon. I'm looking forward to your report. Sacramento perch are a cool fish. Pretty aggressive biters when you can locate them. I have done well on them with yellow or purple marabou jigs tipped with worms.

[Tuna Chaser]

OK guys, I don't want to sound like an idiot, but I have to ask. Where I come from, a Sacramento Perch is a *********. I was just wondering if that is what they here as well.

[Badgerj]

hey thanks for the info. we are actually going to be heading down there the first weekend in june, so hopefully the fishing will be great. We are ganna check out the lost river only to catch some sacramento perch. we've always wanted to catch some but have never had the chance. also, does anyone know the status of the warner valley lakes? We wanna check them out too

I have heard Hart Lake has some really nice crappie and I have seen the carcasses. I only fished it once but the wind was so bad that we got blown off the lake. I was living in Summer Lake at the time and I usually didn't hear much about that bite picking up until mid June or so. You might consider calling the Lakeview ODFW office (541-947-2950) and talking to Shannon about it, and the Wipers too for that matter. She is very helpful. I hope you have a great trip.

[codeman]

Hey thanks for the info about the warners. we've actually had to push our trip back to the first week in june, so hopefully the wind cooperates with us. the Sacramento perch is the only member of the sunfishes native west of the rocky mountains. the ones in the lost river i believe were planted, none in oregon originally. from the pictures i've seen they kind of look like a white crappie with a little different coloration, but i have never actually seen one in real life. definately not a squwfish, i catch enough of those by accident that i don't need to target them specifically!!

[baltz526]

sacramento perch are completely different than the perch we catch on the snake. hard to discribe, but half bluegill half small mouth is best i can do. a quick google search will spit out a picture i bet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archoplites

[Crappie Chaser]

They look a lot like a crappie but their skin is rough to the touch like a yellow perch. For that reason I always thought they were in the perch family instead of being a sunfish.

[Crappie Hunter]

Crappie Chaser is right. To me they look like a cross between a Smallmouth and a Crappie. Their coloration is also alot like a Smallmouth with white bloches, and their skin is very rough. I'm a transplanted Californian, (there, I said it) and I have caught thousands of them from Crowley Lake in the High Seirras in the Mammoth area. Late May and early June are the best times to get into them. A boat helps; but you can catch them from several shore areas also. Great eating fish (almost as good as crappie) and their size is comparable to that of crappie. If your ever in that area you should give it a try. The bite can be epic in May and June.!!!:meme: