LIttle forrage minnows work good.

 I like to use the lindy rattling flyer spoons in red or clown color also have had good luck with Hali chain jigs

Northland Puppet Minnows

my go to lure period is a pink frostee spoon...small one for perch, sunnies, crappie, and the middle size and big size for walleye. i have caught perch on all sizes. my buddys go to is the slender spoon, its got a sweet flutter when falling

I was at Ashtabula over the weekend and the Lindy Rattl'n flyer spoon caught 10/12 perch in the afternoon.  

Pimples have been as good as any... although a few have fallen to some chubby nipples... errr I mean darter

The med size slender spoon with green reflective strip has been my go to for eyes and perch but when the perch are being picky the hailie will get em every time.

Hard to beat a Hali or a small Buckshot with a Hali chain.

 My go to lure is a hali, pretty much all I use when panfishing.  I like that it fishes heavy when you are in over 20 FOW.

Thanks for the info guys!  I guess this ol'timer might need to update.  Good Luck All!!!

 The mud bug or the lindy flyer spoon

 Glow lindy frostees and lindy fatheads tipped with a minnow head. That should get some perch through the hole although its just my little experience opinion. 

Since active perch seem to always come in bunches - Hali's are a must.  After catching one it gets you fishing really quick again. . . at least in deep water it makes a big difference.   

 #3 gold metallic orange chubby darter and 1/16oz super-glo redfish northland buckshot rattle spoon, they are my go tos. 

Hali's, Frostee spoons, and as Ahab said a Buckshot with a chain.  I have also had very good luck with just the plain red hook and a minnow.

I "borrowed" a chain jig three years ago from frosty. Used it today... Hasyet to hit the bottom of my tackle box!

Lindy rattling flyer perch and green nils chain dropper when targeting  perch .  walleyes or searching buckshots are my go to lures. I have a few salmos and have caught fish but dont fish them much

Hali's are really handy, I picked up a few unintentionaly on lindy darters last year which was cool. However by far the biggest producer- aberdeen plain gold hook with small minnow and split shot.

Boy KDM, I know its hard to resist new flashy tackle, I'm as guilty as the rest of us when it comes to decoratin the flambeau, but when it comes to perch thru the ice you out of all of us should know its all about whatever gets to the bottom with bait on it the fastest.  when they're biting, they're biting and its just a matter of who can get the bait back in front of their face quicker than the next guy.  and a swedish pimple has it all, it's flashy, heavy, and plenty of hook space for whatever bait you wanna throw down there.

The only real change ups I have made with real finicky perch is downsizing.  as long as it's tiny and smells something like food, they'll try it out long enough for a hook set.