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I nearly forgot and then checked the dates of the first post and Pike and Perch is 1 year old today!

Thanks to everyone for popping in and dropping by on the forum.  Hopefully we can build on this and make it even better by the site’s next birthday.

Tight lines to all!

Mark

Damn it seems like ages, but for the next three days i will be Perch fishing the Medway!  Well half a day each from tomorrow through till Sunday.  I love the night before, all the tackle gets a fresh sort through and the rods get prepared.  Man what a great feeling! 

I’ll be sure to try and post the results of each day either on here or the forum www.perchforum.co.uk

Has anyone else been on the bank since the new year and caught any nice Pike, Perch or Chub? If so join up to the forum and let us know - what when and where you’ve caught and discuss techniques and baits etc.  It’ll be good to have you on board! 

Tight lines for 2009
Mark 

Well fingers crossed this weekend the river won’t be flowing hard and coloured chocolate brown, as last weekend it was real hard going!  Cold, wet and with the river in flood isn’t just wasn’t to be.  Tried all my tricks and the Pike just didn’t want to know.  Tried the slacks that had produced 4 doubles the week before but they just weren’t to be found in their favourite hide outs either.  Stumped!  So hopefully this weekend with less rain i should be in with a shot! 

If it doesn’t look great i may have to resort to trying to catch some perch instead… hmmm!  I cannot wait, each day at the moment i am constantly checking the weather to see how its changing.  As for now its flippin cold but that sure as hell won’t stop me!  So far for the weekend its looking like a zero degrees day time temperature for both days although i’m sure a perch in the net will warm me up!  

I’ll let you know how it goes!   Keep check on how i get on : www.perchforum.co.uk

Just a quick report to say we’re 5 days in and already achieved 10 members!  If it carries on like this hopefully it will be a great resource for all us Perch and Predator anglers out there.

Come on in and have your say!  Signing up only takes a minute and all anglers are welcome!

Thanks for dropping in! 
Mark

I normally purchase the Angling Times to read whats new in the world of fishing and to see any new tips that have evolved and could help me to catch more fish.  Not neccesarily focused to any one species as i enjoy alsorts.  But what has struck me is the lack of Perch articles out there.

I have just trawled through a back log of Angling Times and struggled to find many.  I turned my eye to a few copies of Pike and Predator Magazine in the garage, these mainly focused upon Pike fishing.  Now understandably Pike fishing is more popular and Angling Times has its Carp section and Barbel get a lot of coverage too.  But why don’t they ever run a mini series on the Perch ?  Such a wonderful powerful fish that is the pleasure of most young anglers when they start the sport.  To me its a new found obsession and finding information regarding these fish isn’t the easiest to come by.

Also there is the Perchfishers website but again this doesn’t hold a wealth of information upon targetting this species, and in forums they also get a backseat.  I am then left thinking to myself of creating a solely focussed website upon Perch fishing, and if the interest is out there i shall try to incorporate a forum to this species as well. 

Could you all please let me know if this would be of interest, and also i will need contributors to help create a database of articles to try and support those new and those experienced in the awesome Perch. 

I look forward to your comments and thoughts.