Jedi...I did pass on a tip...stay on the bank, its too cold to fish!!..
Andrew and Russ,
Thanks for allowing us onto the water for the Perch. It really was appreciated by us, and as for the soup..well...what can I say. Certainly warmed me up. Thank you.
Perch tend to stop feeding at about 4 degrees centigrade, and since the water was just above 3, its hardly suprising that we struggled. In the morning I threw everything at them, but only had one follow first cast of the day. It looked like a perch of about 3 pounds but engulfed and spat the lure out before I could react in the cold! Got a lovely flash as it rolled away at the boat side.
In the afternoon I found the seat bt the stove..and that was that!!