August marks the beginning of autumn, there are subtle signs. A red leaf here or there, a jacket in the morning, clear crisp days and falling water temperatures all indicate the gradual change of the seasons. The falling water temperatures make fish more active and encourage them to feed more actively.
As we get late in the summer I spend many of my days fishing with families for perch. Often I anchor on a good yellow perch spot and go to work. But several times this week I have been able to get clients on to white perch chasing bait just like stripers. They chase a school of bait to the surface and you can see fish clearing the water as they feed actively.
Yesterday afternoon I was about to start a family fishing trip on Seven Tree Pond here in Union, when I cut the motor and was about to lower the anchor over the side of the boat I heard lots of eagle cries. I looked across the cove and could see an adult eagle in a tree with a young eagle perched right below it. 
