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Best yellow perch lakes in New Mexico

8 New Mexico waters hold yellow perch, 1 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. Heron Reservoir — 222 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Common Carp
2. Eagle Nest Lake — 90 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
3. Storrie Lake — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
4. Springer Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch
5. Maxwell Lake 13 — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
6. Charette Lakes — 30 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
7. Trees Lake — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
8. Perch Lake — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout

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When to fish yellow perch in New Mexico

• 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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