Fish of the Week 5-07-08

I have a problem. It’s a good problem. (At least my connection problems were solved by lunchtime and I am able to post this.)

Fish of the Week for today was selected from at least four or five candidates just as worthy. But I went with one of the mythical 16-inch perch on Lake Michigan.

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My problem is what do I do with the other great offerings for FOTW.

John Andresen and his girlfriend Reneda Jennings were fishing at Gary Light on April 27 when they caught this 16.25-inch yellow perch, one of the mythical fish on Lake Michigan.

I went with it over monster 8-pound largemouth bass, some big catfish and a saltwater offering.

Here’s my problem: ever since I started posting FOTW photos a couple weeks ago, I’ve been swamped with quality entries.

So what do I with the others? Sometimes I end up using them in another forum than FOTW. But these are quality fish-of-a-lifetime photos. What do I do with what is just a sick photo of a pig largemouth from Mazonia lakes?

If you have suggestions, please let me know. FYI, I am not inclined to do Fish of the Day. That kind of defeats the purpose of FOTW, but maybe I can add Fishy Monday (most entries come after the weekend).

If you have a suggestion, let me know at outdoordb@sbcglobal.net.

Here’s John’s tale of a special day on Lake Michigan, the huge perch was a tangential catch. I made some changes for easier reading.