Yellow Perch ice fishing in Alberta
65 Alberta lakes on this site have yellow perch on record, largest first. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from provincial open data and our own research, and are not complete. Some records are stocking records, which show what a province has stocked, not everything in the lake.
Lakes
- 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
- Driedmeat Lake, 12.4 km², near Camrose
- Eagle Lake (AB), 12 km², near Strathmore
- Crane Lake, 10.2 km², near Cold Lake
- Coal Lake, 9.78 km², near Millet
- Baptiste Lake, 9.44 km², near Athabasca
- Smoke Lake, 9.11 km², near Fox Creek
- Skeleton Lake, 8.68 km², near Athabasca
- Vincent Lake, 8.66 km², near St. Paul
- Miquelon Lake, 7.93 km², near Tofield
- Island Lake (AB), 7.68 km², near Athabasca
- Garner Lake, 7.33 km², near St. Paul
- Steele Lake (Cross Lake), 7.18 km², near Athabasca
- Kehiwin Lake, 6.69 km², near Elk Point
- Obed Lake, 4.85 km², near Hinton
- Battle Lake, 4.37 km², near Mulhurst
- Burnstick Lake, 3.87 km², near Sundre
- Bonnie Lake, 3.79 km², near Smoky Lake
- Fickle Lake, 3.74 km², near Edson
- Nakamun Lake, 3.22 km², near Barrhead
- Hanmore Lake, 2.97 km², near Smoky Lake
- Clear Lake (AB South), 2.9 km², near Claresholm
- Stafford Reservoir, 2.64 km², near Barnwell
- Chestermere Lake, 2.46 km², near Chestermere
- Fincastle Lake, 1.81 km², near Taber
- Mayatan Lake, 1.49 km², near Stony Plain
- Whitney Lake, 1.39 km², near Elk Point
- Rattlesnake Lake, 1.06 km², near Seven Persons
- Hubbles Lake, 42 ha, near Stony Plain
- Long Lake (AB), 20 ha, near Athabasca
- Badger Lake, 19 ha, near Enchant
- Crawling Valley Reservoir, near Bassano
- Twin Valley Reservoir, near Vulcan
- Wizard Lake, near Mulhurst
- Jackfish Lake (Parkland), near Stony Plain
- Floating Stone Lake, near St. Paul
- Gregoire Lake, near Anzac
- Christina Lake (AB), near Anzac
- Swan Lake (AB), near High Prairie
- Lac Cardinal, near Grimshaw
- Swan Lake, near Pouce Coupe
General yellow perch tips
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, written by Ice Fish Canada, not a report from any one lake. Limits, size rules and closures vary by lake, so read the current Alberta regulations before you fish. Measure the ice yourself: see the ice thickness guidance.
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