Best yellow perch lakes in Oregon
17 Oregon waters hold yellow perch, 4 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.
- Gerber Reservoir — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
- Waldo Lake — 148 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Beulah Reservoir — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Bully Creek Reservoir — 75 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Cleawox Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Sparks Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Lake of the Woods — 54 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Mann Lake — 10 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Clear Lake — 72 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Squaw Lakes — 108 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Ice Lake — 95 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- South Twin Lake — 50 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Torrey Lake — 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Deer Lake — 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Lake Edna — 34 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Van Patten Lake — 42 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Fish Lake — 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Oregon waters with public access data
When to fish yellow perch in Oregon
- 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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