5 REASONS T0... GO LIGHT LURE FISHING FOR PERCH THIS MONTH

1 YOU CAN TRAVEL LIGHT

Rod and reel, a small rucksack filled with lures and essential tackle items, landing net and a small unhooking mat. That’s all you need for a successful day’s fishing. Travelling light makes it easy to wander along a stretch of river or canal and cast to any likely- looking perch hotspots.

2 IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT SIZE

Yes, big perch are regularly caught on light lure tactics, but it’s certainly not an out- and- out big- fish method. You are likely to catch everything from small ‘ wasp’ sized perch through to 2lb- plus specimens. But on a cold winter’s day, catching lots of smaller fish can be much more enjoyable than waiting for one big fish to come along.

5 YOU CAN ENJOY QUICK- HIT PERCH ACTION

Rather than spending hours sat out in the cold, light lure fishing enables you to enjoy some fantastic sport in limited time. If you’ve got a suitable venue close to your work you can even catch a few perch in the lunch hour. If you keep your lure fishing kit in the boot of the car at all times you can make the most of any opportune sessions.

4 EXPLORE SWIMS QUICKLY

Lure fishing enables you to quickly search large areas of water. This makes pinpointing perch locations much easier. An excellent technique is to use jigging tactics to cast around and explore the swim and, once you find where the perch are sitting, switch to drop shotting, which enables you to fish a lure in the same area for longer.

3 PERCH CAN BE CAUGHT FROM ANYWHERE

Park lakes, remote river stretches and inner- city canals are all likely to hold decent numbers of perch. And light lure fishing is an excellent way to target a venue, especially if it’s one you’ve never fished before and you want to quickly ascertain what its perch stocks are like.