Best yellow perch lakes in Delaware
7 Delaware waters hold yellow perch, 7 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.
- Millsboro Pond — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Haven Lake — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Griffith Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Coursey Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Moores Lake — 4 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Waples Pond — 3 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Wagamons Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
When to fish yellow perch in Delaware
- 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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