Best white perch lakes in New Hampshire
400 New Hampshire waters hold white perch, 399 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. Aggressive schooling panfish that swarms big water — find one and you've found five hundred.
- Horseshoe Pond — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Lake Winnipesaukee — 180 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Squam Lake — 95 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Ephraim Cove — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Lake Winnisquam — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Coon Brook Bog — 5 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Massabesic Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Lake Wentworth — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Mascoma Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Ossipee Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Highland Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Pine River Pond — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Nubanusit Lake — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Bow Lake — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Balch Pond — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Monomonac Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Waukewan Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Pawtuckaway Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Second Ct Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Northwood Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lovell Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill
- Jackman Reservoir — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Piscataquag River — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Spofford Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill
- Silver Lake — 160 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
…plus 375 more New Hampshire waters holding white perch.
When to fish white perch in New Hampshire
- Spring 4–15 ft — Spring runs stack them at tributary mouths and shallow flats — small minnows and spinners.
- Summer 15–40 ft — Roaming open-basin schools — drift small spinner rigs or jigs until the rod loads up.
- Fall 15–45 ft — Fall schools gorge ahead of winter on deep flats — jigging spoons take the jumbos.
- Winter 20–50 ft — Deep wintering schools — a reliable ice target on basin edges with small spoons.
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