Perch Slow In The Bay

Just a quick report. Been walking around and scouting the last few days. Have not fished this week due to very poor reports. All fishermen I talked to targeting perch along the bay front are doing very poorly. Several guys had no bite at all. I saw a small number of keepers. Two per angler was the average. Very slow at this time. Some small perch have been more aggressive, but they have been dinks. Not really worth fighting the weather yet. We have had strong East winds and rain, making it difficult pier fishing weather. The water temp is still 36 degrees at this time. We need more daytime sun to warm that water and turn them on. Forecast is not good with snow expected tomorrow and low temps to start off the week. It looks like it will be another week before they get started. Will continue to scout the area and will post when the perch arrive.