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Best yellow perch lakes in Wyoming

26 Wyoming waters hold yellow perch, 3 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. Boysen Reservoir — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugerWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
2. Keyhole Reservoir — 74 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
3. Glendo Reservoir — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish, White Bass & HybridsWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
4. Grayrocks Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Desmet Lake — 120 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
6. Lake Hattie — 74 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, KokaneeWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
7. Ocean Lake — 31 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Lewis Lake — 82 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Springer Res — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Hawk Springs Reservoir — 34 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Lake Cameahwait — 34 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Muskellunge, Yellow PerchWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Phelps Lake — 157 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Twin Buttes Res — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
14. Bump Sullivan Res — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Granite Res — 87 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, SplakeWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
16. Packers Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Rock Lake — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Sloans Lake — 13 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Lake Absarraca — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Black Lake — 26 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Feather Lake — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Kleenburn Pond 2 — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Upton Centennial 2 — 11 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. North Fork Lake — 135 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Festo Lake — 10 ft max · Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Yellow PerchWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 1 more Wyoming waters holding yellow perch.

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When to fish yellow perch in Wyoming

• 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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