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Best yellow perch lakes in British Columbia

22 British Columbia waters hold yellow perch, 2 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The premier eating panfish. Roams soft-bottom flats and weed edges in schools — a daytime biter.

1. Okanagan Lake — 794 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
2. Lower Arrow Lake — 590 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
3. Charlie Lake — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout
4. Christina Lake — 177 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
5. Kalamalka Lake — 466 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Kokanee
6. Osoyoos Lake — 208 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
7. Swan Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Burbot
8. Shawnigan Lake — 198 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
9. Wood Lake — 112 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Kokanee
10. Vaseux Lake — 89 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
11. Pinaus Lake — 189 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
12. Bearhole Lake — 36 ft max · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Burbot
13. Ellison Lake — 15 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
14. Kelly Lake — 20 ft max · Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
15. Wasa Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
16. Langford Lake — 59 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Cutthroat Trout
17. Gardom Lake — 78 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
18. Erie Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
19. Jim Smith Lake — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
20. Burnell Lake — 43 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed
21. Lomond Lake — 21 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Pumpkinseed
22. Williamson Lake — 18 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish

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When to fish yellow perch in British Columbia

• Spring 3–12 ft — Spawning runs to shallow weeds and gravel — find the school, stay on it.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Schools slide deeper to soft-bottom flats and deep weedlines.
• Fall 12–35 ft — Jumbo perch pod up on deep basin flats feeding on invertebrates.
• Winter 15–35 ft — A premier ice-fishing target — deep mud flats, small jigs.

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