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Best yellow perch lakes in Québec

1787 Québec waters hold yellow perch, 1784 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. Grand lac Victoria — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
2. Lake Timiskaming — 70 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
3. Réservoir Mitchinamecus — 154 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Lac Témiscouata — 245 ft max · survey depth data · Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Grand lac Saint-François — 130 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
6. Lac du Poisson Blanc — 407 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
7. Lac Némiscachingue — 213 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
8. Lac Kénogami — 336 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Lac Lemoine — 169 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Lac Chigoubiche — 180 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
11. Lac Opasatica — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
12. Lac Preissac — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Lac des Commissaires — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. Lac Long — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Lake Memphremagog — 351 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Lac Jean-Peré — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Lac Matapédia — 139 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Lac Byrd — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Lac Cawasachouane — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Grand lac Bostonnais — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Lac Mégantic — 248 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
22. Lac Aylmer — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
23. Réservoir Kiamika — 459 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Lac Massawippi — 279 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
25. Lac Canimina — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 1762 more Québec waters holding yellow perch.

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When to fish yellow perch in Québec

• 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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