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cmorjoe · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 256 Location: Seymour CT.

I posted a question about walleyes back on August 30th: The question was do walleyes eat yellow perch. Is it possible there are no walleye fishermen or just didn't know the answer to this question. Two months without a response just baffles me. cmorjoe

admin · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:31 am Post subject:

i have seen a walleye in person.... where do you fish for these guys around here?
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cmorjoe · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 256 Location: Seymour CT.

My only reason for the questions was: Since they introduced walleye into lake Housatonic in Shelton I haven't caught or even seen any perch. I was just wondering if the perch were part of their diet. THANKS AGAIN cmorjoe

ploplopfizzfizz · Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 629 Location: Branford

Everything probably eats small perch.So that is why they stuck to cover or grass lines.
Have u seen any perch chasing your lures back to the boat?
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cmorjoe · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 256 Location: Seymour CT.

There use to be a ton of perch in the lake and like I said I haven't seen (never mind) caught any in a few years. If they are hiding they are doing a good job. Also I think there might be some pike in there; this summer I had something break off 17lb test line while fishing a crankbait. At first I thought I might have snagged a carp (they are as big as buicks in this lake) but then I remembered the pike I caught a couple of years ago at ZOAR. cmorjoe