Yellow Perch ice fishing in Nova Scotia

300 Nova Scotia 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

• 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
• Porters Lake, 3.24 km², near Digby
• Kempt Back Lake, 3.21 km², near Tusket
• McGill Lake, 3.1 km², near Lawrencetown
• Lochaber Lake, 3 km², near Goshen
• Chezzetcook Lake, 2.96 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Wrights Lake, 2.89 km², near Upper Hammonds Plains
• Deception Lake, 2.83 km², near Shelburne
• Alma Lake, 2.79 km², near Bridgetown
• Caribou Lake, 2.74 km², near New Germany
• Hubley Big Lake, 2.68 km², near Hubley
• Welshtown Lake, 2.66 km², near Shelburne
• Grand Lake, 2.58 km², near Annapolis Royal
• Wallaback Lake, 2.56 km², near New Minas
• Harpers Lake, 2.5 km², near Shelburne
• Roseway Lake, 2.49 km², near Shelburne
• Crooked Lake, 2.47 km², near Hebbville
• Mink Lake, 2.46 km², near Shelburne
• Frog Lake, 2.38 km², near Greenwood
• South River Lake, 2.37 km², near Berwick
• Cloud Lake, 2.24 km², near Greenwood
• Round Lake, 2.24 km², near New Germany
• Eden Lake, 2.23 km², near Goshen
• Belliveau Lake, 2.22 km², near Tiverton
• Lake Joli, 2.12 km², near Cornwallis
• Shortts Lake, 2.06 km², near Brookfield
• Salmon River Lake, 2.02 km², near Tiverton
• Kegeshook Lake, 1.92 km², near Tusket
• Long Lake, 1.92 km², near Hebbville
• Lake Annis, 1.9 km², near Tusket
• Wilsons Lake, 1.84 km², near Tusket
• Pearl Lake, 1.82 km², near Tusket
• Kinsac Lake, 1.8 km², near Beaver Bank
• Big Tom Wallace Lake, 1.79 km², near Digby
• Bennetts Lake, 1.77 km², near Tusket
• Lake Pleasant, 1.7 km², near New Germany
• McCabe Lake, 1.68 km², near Springfield Lake
• Shell Camp Lake, 1.68 km², near Greenwood
• Canada Hill Lake, 1.66 km², near Lockeport
• Back Lake, 1.65 km², near Shelburne
• Trout Lake, 1.65 km², near Lawrencetown
• Solomon Lake, 1.62 km², near Tusket
• Long Tusket Lake, 1.61 km², near Digby
• Siskech Lake, 1.58 km², near Cornwallis
• Irving Lake, 1.56 km², near Cornwallis
• Lac à Pic, 1.56 km², near Tusket
• Church Lake, 1.52 km², near New Germany
• Cockscomb Lake, 1.51 km², near Mount Uniacke
• Clearwater Lake, 1.5 km², near Tiverton
• Gaspereau Lake, 1.44 km², near Tusket
• Mink Lake, 1.41 km², near Tusket
• Porcupine Lake, 1.41 km², near Tiverton
• Waterloo Lake, 1.41 km², near Lawrencetown
• Five Island Lake, 1.4 km², near Hubley
• Gillfillan Lake, 1.4 km², near Tusket
• Lake Charles, 1.39 km², near Port Wallace
• Russell Lake, 1.39 km², near New Germany
• Lake Fanning, 1.35 km², near Tusket
• Miller Lake, 1.32 km², near Fall River
• Biggars Lake, 1.31 km², near Tusket
• Sand Lake, 1.31 km², near Liverpool
• Lake George, 1.3 km², near Shelburne
• Tomahawk Lake, 1.3 km², near Upper Sackville
• Killams Lake, 1.25 km², near Tusket
• Randals Lake, 1.25 km², near Tusket
• Big Lake, 1.23 km², near Oxford
• Minard Lake, 1.23 km², near New Germany
• Canoe Lake, 1.22 km², near Tusket
• Lochiel Lake, 1.22 km², near Goshen
• Little Tobeatic Lake, 1.2 km², near Shelburne
• Noel Lake, 1.2 km², near Great Village
• Bezanson Lake, 1.19 km², near Chester
• Grand Lake, 1.18 km², near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Lake Paul, 1.18 km², near Berwick
• Murphy Lake, 1.18 km², near Hayes Subdivision
• English Clearwater Lake, 1.16 km², near Tusket
• Shannon Lake, 1.16 km², near Lawrencetown
• Ten Mile Lake, 1.15 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Randall Lake, 1.13 km², near Greenwood
• Hardwood Lake, 1.12 km², near Cambridge
• Philip Lake, 1.11 km², near Shelburne
• Big Uniacke Lake, 1.09 km², near Digby
• Junction Lake, 1.07 km², near Cornwallis
• Lake Lewis, 1.07 km², near Windsor
• Island Lake, 1.06 km², near Hebbville
• Lake William, 1.06 km², near New Germany
• River Lake, 1.06 km², near Sheet Harbour
• Wallace Lake, 1.05 km², near Hebbville
• Brazil Lake, 1.04 km², near Tusket
• Sandy Bottom Lake, 1.04 km², near Cornwallis
• McKay Lakes, 1.02 km², near Shelburne
• East Lake, 1.01 km², near North Preston
• Silver Lake, 1 km², near Shelburne
• Andrew Lake, 99 ha, near Hebbville
• Cedar Lake, 98 ha, near Tusket
• Spectacle Lake, 97 ha, near Shelburne
• Wiles Lake, 96 ha, near Hebbville
• Dexter Lake, 95 ha, near Clyde River
• Longview Lake, 95 ha, near Shelburne
• Lake Doucette, 94 ha, near Tusket
• Skudiak Lake, 94 ha, near Shelburne
• Somes Lake, 94 ha, near Tusket
• Spectacle Lake, 92 ha, near Hebbville
• Fishermans Harbour Lake, 90 ha, near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Pernette Lake, 90 ha, near Hebbville
• Vaughans Lake, 90 ha, near Chester
• Gaspereaux Lake, 89 ha, near Antigonish
• Pigott Lake, 89 ha, near Mount Uniacke
• Eight Island Lake, 88 ha, near Goshen
• Turtle Lake, 88 ha, near New Germany
• Black Rattle Lake, 87 ha, near Hebbville
• Provost Lake, 87 ha, near Tiverton
• Southwest Lake, 86 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Springfield Lake, 86 ha, near New Germany
• Lake Killarney, 85 ha, near Port Howe
• Halfway Lake, 84 ha, near Tusket
• Long Bridge Lake, 84 ha, near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Moses Lake, 84 ha, near Tusket
• Jones Lake, 83 ha, near Shelburne
• Beaverhouse Lake, 82 ha, near Tusket
• Shaw Big Lake, 82 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Harris Lake, 80 ha, near Chester
• Sandy Lake, 78 ha, near Bedford
• Sunday Lake, 78 ha, near Tusket
• Annis Lake, 77 ha, near Hebbville
• Nowlans Lake, 74 ha, near Tiverton
• Mill Lake, 72 ha, near New Germany
• Pretty Mary Lake, 71 ha, near New Germany
• Langford Lake, 70 ha, near Digby
• Henry Lake, 69 ha, near Chester
• Millet Lake, 68 ha, near Chester
• Porcupine Lake, 68 ha, near Tusket
• Sawler Lake, 68 ha, near Hubbards
• Bear Lake, 66 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Haines Lake, 64 ha, near Digby
• Anderson Lake, 63 ha, near Burnside
• Tom Lake, 63 ha, near Guysborough
• Forbes Lake, 62 ha, near Stellarton
• Spectacle Lake, 62 ha, near Tusket
• Clamshell Lake, 61 ha, near Shelburne
• Salmon Lake, 60 ha, near Tusket
• Two Island Lake, 60 ha, near Tusket
• Pringle Lake, 57 ha, near Goshen
• Sullivans Lakes, 55 ha, near Tiverton
• Third Lake, 54 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Handsled Lake, 53 ha, near Shelburne
• Cooks Lake, 52 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Fish Lake, 51 ha, near Enfield
• Walls Lake, 51 ha, near Lockeport
• Great Pine Lake, 50 ha, near Shelburne
• Napier Lake, 50 ha, near Tusket
• Zwickers Lake, 50 ha, near Lawrencetown
• Halfmoon Lake, 49 ha, near Shelburne
• Miletree Lake, 49 ha, near New Germany
• Snare Lake, 49 ha, near Tusket
• Bartletts Lake, 48 ha, near Tiverton
• Black Duck Lake, 48 ha, near Shelburne
• Brenton Lake, 48 ha, near Tusket
• Lewie Lake, 46 ha, near Hebbville
• Black Lake, 45 ha, near Oxford
• Upper Lake, 45 ha, near Cornwallis
• Churchills Lake, 43 ha, near Yarmouth
• Lily Lake, 43 ha, near Upper Burlington
• Powder Mill Lake, 43 ha, near Waverley
• Jerry Lake, 42 ha, near Annapolis Royal
• Little Tusket Lake, 42 ha, near Digby
• Snow Lake, 42 ha, near East Lawrencetown
• Cooper Lake, 41 ha, near Upper Hammonds Plains
• Swallow Lake, 41 ha, near Tiverton
• New Canada Lake, 40 ha, near New Germany
• Bayer Lake, 39 ha, near Musquodoboit Harbour
• Bunkers Lake, 39 ha, near Yarmouth
• Crain Lake, 39 ha, near Shelburne
• Mary Lake, 39 ha, near New Germany
• Pentz Lake, 38 ha, near Mount Uniacke
• Rhodenizer Lake, 38 ha, near New Germany
• Governor Lake, 37 ha, near Beechville
• Perch Lake, 37 ha, near New Germany
• Cumminger Lake, 36 ha, near Cross Roads Country Harbour
• Hunter Lake, 36 ha, near Tusket
• Grant Lake, 35 ha, near New Germany
• Holbert Lake, 35 ha, near New Germany
• Lac à Pecee, 35 ha, near Tusket
• Barnes Lake, 34 ha, near Digby
• Cannon Lake, 34 ha, near New Germany
• Doctors Lake, 34 ha, near Tusket
• Fitch Long Lake, 34 ha, near Hebbville
• Little Tom Wallace Lake, 34 ha, near Digby
• Lower Beaver Lake, 34 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Marcel Lake, 34 ha, near Tusket
• Rocky Lake, 34 ha, near Hubbards
• Horseshoe Lake, 33 ha, near Guysborough
• Hourglass Lake, 33 ha, near Tiverton
• Quilty Lake, 33 ha, near Lawrencetown
• Indian Lake, 32 ha, near Chester
• McLeod Lake, 32 ha, near Goshen
• Mill Lake, 32 ha, near Sheet Harbour
• Otter Lake, 32 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• Welton Lake, 32 ha, near Parrsboro
• Eighth Lake, 31 ha, near Shelburne
• Russell Lake, 30 ha, near Tam O'Shanter Ridge
• Telfer Lake, 30 ha, near New Germany
• Mudflat Lake, 29 ha, near New Germany
• Sucker Lake, 29 ha, near New Germany
• Trefry Lake, 29 ha, near Yarmouth
• Cameron Lake, 28 ha, near Antigonish
• McCarthy Lake, 28 ha, near Goshen
• Sand Lake, 28 ha, near New Germany
• Arthurs Lake, 27 ha, near Tiverton
• Colwell Lake, 27 ha, near Hayes Subdivision
• Jib Lake, 27 ha, near Tiverton
• Journeays Lake, 27 ha, near Tiverton
• Naas Lake, 27 ha, near Mahone Bay
• Upper Mink Lake, 27 ha, near Cornwallis
• Wagner Lake, 27 ha, near New Germany
• Colibri Lake, 26 ha, near Digby
• Dry Lake, 26 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Gilbert Lake, 26 ha, near Parrsboro
• Lake Jesse, 26 ha, near Tusket
• First Bear Lake, 25 ha, near Tusket
• Gillis Lake, 25 ha, near Antigonish
• Hectanooga Lake, 25 ha, near Tusket
• Murphy Lake, 25 ha, near Liverpool
• Narrow Lake, 25 ha, near Goshen
• Birch Lake, 24 ha, near Greenwood
• Churchills Mill Lake, 24 ha, near Yarmouth
• Farish Lake, 24 ha, near Tusket
• St. Josephs Lake, 24 ha, near Antigonish
• Thibault Lake, 24 ha, near Tiverton
• Dunn Lake, 23 ha, near Cornwallis
• Little Silver Lake, 23 ha, near Shelburne
• Matthew Lake, 23 ha, near Hebbville
• Perch Lake, 23 ha, near Stellarton
• Range Corner Lake, 23 ha, near Digby
• Woolenhaupt Lake, 23 ha, near New Germany
• Scott Lake, 22 ha, near New Germany
• Wainwright Lake, 22 ha, near Shelburne
• Back Lake, 21 ha, near Tusket
• Barnie Lake, 21 ha, near New Germany
• Davis Lake, 21 ha, near Middle Musquodoboit
• Doreys Lake, 21 ha, near New Germany
• Freemans Lake, 21 ha, near Tusket
• Puddle Lake, 21 ha, near Black Point
• Garber Lake, 20 ha, near Hebbville
• Harley Lake, 20 ha, near Hebbville
• Jones Lake, 20 ha, near Lake Charlotte
• Oliver Lake, 20 ha, near Tiverton
• Tommy Lake, 20 ha, near New Germany
• Wigmore Lake, 20 ha, near Pugwash
• Burke Lake, 19 ha, near New Germany
• Canoran Lake, 19 ha, near New Germany
• English Lake, 19 ha, near Tiverton
• Pineo Lake, 19 ha, near Pugwash
• Second Beaver Lake, 19 ha, near Shelburne
• Upper Wrights Lake, 19 ha, near Annapolis Royal
• Amirault Lake, 18 ha, near Digby
• Bill Lake, 18 ha, near Tiverton
• Brights Lake, 18 ha, near Tiverton
• Brophy Lake, 18 ha, near Liverpool
• Camp Lake, 18 ha, near New Minas
• Crooked Lake, 18 ha, near Goshen
• Cuddihy Lake, 18 ha, near Guysborough
• G Lake, 18 ha, near Goshen
• Beaverhead Lake, 17 ha, near New Germany
• Bull Lake, 17 ha, near Tiverton
• Connell Lake, 17 ha, near Lawrencetown
• Ellison Lake, 17 ha, near Digby
• Fitch Little Lake, 17 ha, near Hebbville
• Fox Lake, 17 ha, near Greenwood
• Little Brazil Lake, 17 ha, near Tusket
• Mistake Lake, 17 ha, near Greenwood
• Smith Lakes, 17 ha, near Point de Bute
• Boot Lake, 16 ha, near Greenwood
• Lawhie Lake, 16 ha, near Goshen
• Mullins Lake, 16 ha, near Shelburne
• Porcupine Lake, 16 ha, near Stellarton

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 Nova Scotia regulations before you fish. Measure the ice yourself: see the ice thickness guidance.

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