Yellow Perch ice fishing in Canada
Yellow perch school over weed edges and basin flats; small jigs tipped with a minnow head or wax worm keep a steady bite, and when you find the school you can stay on it.
This is general guidance for the species, not advice for any one lake. Check the regulations for the lake you fish: limits, size rules and closures vary by lake.
Lakes where yellow perch are recorded
600 lakes on this site have yellow perch on record. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from hand-researched lists, British Columbia fish observations and Ontario stocking data, and are not complete. The largest lakes in each province are listed first.
Alberta
Yellow Perch ice fishing in Alberta: all lakes on record
- Winefred Lake, 126 km², near Anzac
- North Wabasca Lake, 101 km², near Wabasca-Desmarais
- Buffalo Lake, 86.2 km², near Mirror
- Chip Lake, 73.4 km², near Entwistle
- Muriel Lake, 68.5 km², near Bonnyville
- South Wabasca Lake, 62.1 km², near Wabasca-Desmarais
- Lac Ste. Anne, 55.8 km², near Stony Plain
- Sturgeon Lake (AB), 47.6 km², near Valleyview
- Winagami Lake, 46.8 km², near McLennan
- McGregor Lake, 42.2 km², near Vulcan
- Snipe Lake, 41.9 km², near Valleyview
- Pinehurst Lake, 39.3 km², near Lac La Biche
- Marie Lake, 37.4 km², near Cold Lake
- Beaver Lake (AB), 36.8 km², near Lac La Biche
- Wolf Lake (AB), 30.8 km², near Bonnyville
- Whitefish Lake (AB), 30.3 km², near Lac La Biche
- Buck Lake, 25.8 km², near Drayton Valley
- Bittern Lake, 24.8 km², near Camrose
- Isle Lake, 22.2 km², near Entwistle
- Travers Reservoir, 21.9 km², near Enchant
- North Buck Lake, 20.5 km², near Lac La Biche
- Keho Lake, 16.3 km², near Shaughnessy
- Chin Lakes, 15.2 km², near Barnwell
- Milk River Ridge Reservoir, 15 km², near Raymond
- Lac la Nonne, 12.8 km², near Barrhead
British Columbia
Yellow Perch ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Okanagan Lake, 349 km², near Traders Cove
- Christina Lake, 25.6 km², near Christina Lake
- Kalamalka Lake, 25.6 km², near Oyama
- Charlie Lake, 18.1 km², near Grand Haven
- Duck Lake, 12.1 km², near Wynndel
- Wood Lake, 9.1 km², near Oyama
- Shawnigan Lake, 5.45 km², near Shawnigan Lake
- Swan Lake, 4.11 km², near Vernon
- Leach Lake, 3.15 km², near Wynndel
- Vaseux Lake, 2.83 km², near Okanagan Falls
- Kelly Lake, 2.03 km², near Hythe
- Ellison Lake, 2.01 km², near Lake Country
- Blackhawk Lake, 1.92 km², near Tumbler Ridge
- Bearhole Lake, 1.63 km², near Tumbler Ridge
- Pinaus Lake, 1.62 km², near Falkland
- Wasa Lake, 1.05 km², near Wasa
- Stony Lake, 98 ha, near Tumbler Ridge
- Lambly Lake, 81 ha, near West Kelowna
- Gardom Lake, 77 ha, near Ranchero
- Langford Lake, 61 ha, near Langford
- Erie Lake, 36 ha, near Salmo
- Phillips Lake, 30 ha, near Sorrento
- Twin Lakes, 29 ha, near Olalla
- Forest Lake, 24 ha, near Barrière
- Jim Smith Lake, 23 ha, near Cranbrook
Manitoba
Yellow Perch ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Lake Winnipeg, 23,900 km², near Arborg
- Lake Winnipegosis, 5,040 km², near Camperville
- Cedar Lake (MB), 2,500 km², near The Pas
- Southern Indian Lake, 2,310 km², near Thompson
- Gods Lake, 1,020 km², near Gods River
- Playgreen Lake, 760 km², near Norway House
- Lake Dauphin, 516 km², near Dauphin
- Sipiwesk Lake, 514 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Molson Lake, 395 km², near Norway House
- Kiskittogisu Lake, 359 km², near Norway House
- Cormorant Lake, 339 km², near Cranberry Portage
- Lake St. Martin, 331 km², near Winnipegosis
- Stephens Lake, 317 km², near Gillam
- Cross Lake (MB), 286 km², near Cross Lake 19A
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Split Lake, 281 km², near Gillam
- Kississing Lake, 277 km², near Flin Flon
- Athapapuskow Lake, 256 km², near Creighton
- Big Sand Lake, 248 km², near Thompson
- Reed Lake, 190 km², near Snow Lake
- Kiskitto Lake, 175 km², near Norway House
- Wekusko Lake, 175 km², near Snow Lake
- Waterhen Lake, 160 km², near Camperville
- Bear Lake, 148 km², near Oxford House
- Walker Lake, 135 km², near Cross Lake 19A
Nova Scotia
Yellow Perch ice fishing in Nova Scotia: all lakes on record
- Lake Rossignol, 153 km², near Liverpool
- Great Pubnico Lake, 19.1 km², near Clyde River
- Panuke Lake, 16.3 km², near Windsor
- Jordan Lake, 15.7 km², near Shelburne
- Lake Mulgrave, 12.6 km², near Cornwallis
- Big Mushamush Lake, 10.8 km², near Bridgewater
- Pockwock Lake, 9.17 km², near Upper Hammonds Plains
- Paradise Lake, 8.85 km², near Bridgetown
- Tobeatic Lake, 8.62 km², near Shelburne
- Tangier Grand Lake, 8.19 km², near Lake Charlotte
- Minamkeak Lake, 7.72 km², near Hebbville
- Five Mile Lake, 6.33 km², near Mount Uniacke
- French Lake, 6.07 km², near Barrington
- Raynards Lake, 6.06 km², near Tusket
- Mushpauk Lake, 5.76 km², near Tusket
- Herring Cove Lake, 5.3 km², near Liverpool
- Lake Vaughan, 5.28 km², near Tusket
- Tupper Lake, 5.19 km², near New Germany
- Greenwood Lake, 5.06 km², near Clyde River
- Little Mushamush Lake, 4.38 km², near Mahone Bay
- Fancy Lake, 4.04 km², near Hebbville
- Little River Lake, 3.84 km², near New Minas
- Donahue Lake, 3.63 km², near Guysborough
- Wentworth Lake, 3.49 km², near Tiverton
- Hirtle Lake, 3.42 km², near New Germany
Ontario
- Lake of the Woods, 3,470 km², near Moose Lake
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