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Best yellow perch lakes in Nebraska

28 Nebraska waters hold yellow perch, 28 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. Merritt Reservoir — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
2. Pelican Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
3. Maloney Reservoir — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
4. Box Butte Reservoir — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
5. Crescent Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Northern Pike
6. Lake Ogallala — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Common Carp
7. Hackberry Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
8. Island Lake — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Blue Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye
10. Willow Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie
11. Smith Lake — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
12. Goose Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
13. Swan Lake — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
14. West Long Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
15. Lake Burchard — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
16. Shell Lake — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
17. Wildwood Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
18. Walnut Creek Reservoir — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
19. Twin Lakes North — 5 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
20. Czechland Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
21. Hershey Lake — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
22. Twin Lakes South — 4 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
23. Sandy Channel SRA — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
24. Cottonwood Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
25. L E Ray Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie

…plus 3 more Nebraska waters holding yellow perch.

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When to fish yellow perch in Nebraska

• 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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