I have tried all manner of tricks to protect my peaches - none have worked at all. I would suggest you find out how best to prune your peach trees, and then once they are producing - net them as much as possible. Though you may end up with more insects that thrive due to the netting, in which case you need to spray with neem oil several times before netting, and then follow up treatments. Peaches are a huge draw to every single pest. Even if you can only net half of your tree it should be worth it. I have tried to keep mine well pruned, but it is well over 15 feet tall now. It DOES have a pretty shape though - for all that is worth.
But there is nothing better than a warm peach fresh picked off of your own tree.
I agree. We lived in a trailer park that had a peach tree. One year, it had loads, and I made peach jam, as well as frozen peaches. They sure tasted good fresh off the tree.