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Best yellow perch lakes in Manitoba

32 Manitoba waters hold yellow perch, 26 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. Lake Winnipeg — 124 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
2. Lake Manitoba — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
3. Lake of the Woods — 36 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Little Limestone Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Namew Lake — 141 ft max · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Falcon Lake — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
7. Wanipigow Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
8. St Andrew Lake — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Black Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Bird Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
11. Tooth Lake — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Mantagao Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Jessica Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Brereton Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
15. Lake Metigoshe — 23 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
16. Booster Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, BurbotWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Moose Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Wellman Lake — 53 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
19. Singush Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, MuskellungeWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Whitefish Lake — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Neso Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, BurbotWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Rice Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Payuk Lake — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake WhitefishWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Russell Lake — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Star Lake — 23 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 7 more Manitoba waters holding yellow perch.

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When to fish yellow perch in Manitoba

• 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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