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Best yellow perch lakes in Wyoming

17 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, Sauger
2. Keyhole Reservoir — 74 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
3. Glendo Reservoir — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids
4. Grayrocks Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
5. Desmet Lake — 120 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
6. Hattie, Lake — 74 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Kokanee
7. Springer Res — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Yellow Perch
8. Hawk Springs Reservoir — 34 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Lake Cameahwait — 34 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch
10. Twin Buttes Res — 30 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
11. Bump Sullivan Res — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
12. Granite Res — 87 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Splake
13. Packers Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
14. Rock Lake — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
15. Black Hills Power and Light Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
16. Kleenburn Pond 2 — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
17. Upton Centennial 2 — 11 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch

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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