4.) Spoon and a Minnow Head: Call in the Big Ones The same rig you would use for walleyes works equally well for jumbo perch. A spoon tipped with a minnow head is often my presentation of choice.

Anglers in Lake Erie had a 'phenomenal' year walleye fishing, but perch anglers are finding fish, too. Here's why.

The three anglers ended up catching 90 perch with spinning rods and minnows. When the tackle and bait shop owner reported his findings to others, many anglers started catching perch there ...