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Best yellow perch lakes in Colorado

24 Colorado waters hold yellow perch. 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. McPhee Reservoir — 262 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
2. Eleven Mile Res — 135 ft max · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
3. Horsetooth Reservoir — 188 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 6 public access sites
4. Prewitt Reservoir — 25 ft max · Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Cheesman Reservoir — 190 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Ruedi Reservoir — 246 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brown TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
7. Chatfield Reservoir — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
8. Pueblo Reservoir — 135 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Boyd Lake — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
10. Trinidad Reservoir — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugeyeWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
11. Carter Lake — 180 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
12. Standley Lake — 96 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
13. Spinney Mtn Res — 46 ft max · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
14. Strontia Springs Res — 212 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Union Reservoir — 28 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
16. Arvada Reservoir — 60 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Mack Mesa Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
18. Puett Reservoir — 14 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Estes Lake — 45 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
20. Milavec Reservoir — 17 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Jim Baker Reservoir — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Eagle Lake — 46 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Boulder City Reservoir — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
24. Lon Hagler Reservoir — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites

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When to fish yellow perch in Colorado

• 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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