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Best yellow perch lakes in Maine

94 Maine waters hold yellow perch, 80 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. Chesuncook Lake — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
2. Grand Lake — 120 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
3. Eagle Lake — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
4. West Grand Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
5. Lower Sysladobsis Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Spednic Lake — 54.1 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
7. Pemadumcook Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
8. Umbagog Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
9. Nicatous Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Attean Pond — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Burbot, Splake, PumpkinseedWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
11. Upper Pleasant Pond — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Baskahegan Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Little Ossipee Lake — 72 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
14. St Froid Lake — 114 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Long Lake — 164 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
16. Cross Lake — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Lobster Lake — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Woodland Flowage — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Little Sebago Lake — 52 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Pumpkinseed, Brown BullheadWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Pocomoonshine Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Hadley Lake — 31 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Landlocked SalmonWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Pleasant Lake — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Burbot, White PerchWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Rocky Lake — 34 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain Pickerel, PumpkinseedWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Crooked Brook Flowage — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, White PerchWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Nahmakanta Lake — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented

…plus 69 more Maine waters holding yellow perch.

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When to fish yellow perch in Maine

• 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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