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Microsoft Excel - CATCHES
A B C D E F G H
1 Perch Sunfish Smallmouth Pickerel Largemouth Other Total
2 2024 5 1 4 1 0 0 11
2 2023 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
3 2022 37 9 5 4 2 1 58
4 2019 7 5 2 2 0 1 17

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Macbeth: Hello! I'm going to talk about some fish.
Macbeth: Perch are the common name for the genus of fish Perca. Yellow perch (p. flavescens) are commonly found in North American streams, rivers, and lakes. Perch are carnivores who like to eat smaller fish, insect larvae, and shellfish. They grow up to 15 inches, but are most commonly 5-11 inches. They swim in schools and are most active at dawn and dusk when they are feeding. To catch Perch, most fishermen recommend poppers or lightweight jigs if you're using artificial baits, but I have caught many perch with just regular plastic lures. If you're using live bait, Perch will often steal the worms without biting. Make sure to use a small hook to avoid this problem. Since Perch travel in schools, don't waste time when putting the fish back in the water and re-baiting—the schools don't stay in the same place for long.
Macbeth: There are many different kinds of bass, but the ones you want to catch are Largemouth bass. Largemouth are carniverous fish native to the eastern and central USA, southeastern Canada, and Northern Mexico. They are olive green and marked by dark, diagonal stripe along the length of their body (hotdog style). They are shiny on the bottom and dark on the top. The largemouth are the largest kind of black bass and consume mostly small fish, water fleas, copepods, and insects. They live in lakes, rivers, and resevoirs. Largemouth can grow to be over 2 feet long and over 20 lbs.
Macbeth: Their habits are often dependent on the weather: they hang out near bass shelter (weeds, etc) when its sunny, but leave their main spots when its cloudy. The best time to catch them is in the early morning or late evening, but they will come out when its cloudy or muddy at other times. The size of your lure does not matter, bass will bite things no matter how big or small. Bass are known for jumping, so you should be prepared for when they do. When reeling it in, hold the rod at a high angle with the end of the rod pointed toward the sky. It is good practice to anchor the end of your rod somewhere against your body (by the hip, on the thigh, next to ribs, etc, just don't hurt yourself). When the bass jumps, quickly point the rod down so the end of the rod is pointing at the water. If you don't do this, the bass may spit your lure out and get away.
Microsoft Excel - LURES
Picture Name Use
Daredevil The daredevil is a spoon, so standard spooning techniques apply (which I know nothing about). They are often used for pike fishing but are very versitile. Personally, I've had my daredevil lure for many years. I recieved it from a family friend when I first started fishing.
Rooster tail spinner, yellow coachdog Spinners are mostly used in freshwater fishing, so you could catch bass, sunfish, perch, pickerel, etc. Other than the original rooster tail spinner, I've had good luck with the blue fox spinner as well.
??? I actually have no idea what this one is. My fishing buddy says its a rapala of some sort, but I got it several years ago and I don't remember its name. It's also facing the other way because the other side is missing an eye.
J-6 scatter rap jointed, Rapala Because of the joint in the middle of the lure, it wiggles in the water like a snake. What makes this lure so effective is that while it's wiggling, it produces noises in the watter that attract the attention of nearby fish. They don't dive very deep because they are very light, so they can double as topwater baits. Jointed lures are best retrieved slowly.
Countdown, Rapala The countdown can be used for fishing at many depths, depending on how long you wait to start reeling it in. Can be used for trolling or casting off the dock/boat.
Jointed shallow shad rap, Rapala This lure should be used for trolling. Like the scatter rap jointed, it also wiggles. Due to the lip of the lure, the more line that is let out while trolling, the deeper the lure goes, so you can use it for different depths of water. I really like this lure, but I need to get a new one since a pickerel stole it. Bastard.