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Yellow Perch in Southern & Central Ontario

1,474 named lakes here hold yellow perch, 46 of them with a lodge.

1,474Lakes with yellow perch
46With a lodge
1,070Depth-charted
180With stocking records

2026 regulations

When yellow perch opens in Southern & Central Ontario

This region spans 10 fishing zones, and for yellow perch they all open the same day.

Open season
FMZ 10Open all year
FMZ 12Open all year
FMZ 13Open all year
FMZ 14Open all year
FMZ 15Open all year
FMZ 16Open all year
FMZ 17Open all year
FMZ 18Open all year
FMZ 19Open all year
FMZ 20Open all year

Zone-wide seasons from the MNRF regulations summary. Individual lakes carry their own exceptions — each lake page below shows them.

Proven water

Yellow perch lakes with the most lodges

Oxtongue Lake584 ac28 km E of Huntsville · 89 ft max depth7 lodges on this waterView lake →Kashagawigamog Lake2,081 ac44 km N of Kawartha Lakes6 lodges on this waterView lake →Lake Manitou26,301 ac4 km E of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands · 50 ft max depth4 lodges on this waterView lake →Sturgeon Lake10,843 ac11 km SE of Kawartha Lakes · 35 ft max depth4 lodges on this waterView lake →Elephant Lake2,645 ac20 km NW of Bancroft4 lodges on this waterView lake →Rice Lake22,824 ac14 km N of Port Hope3 lodges on this waterView lake →Lake of Bays16,659 ac17 km SE of Huntsville · 230 ft max depth3 lodges on this waterView lake →Golden Lake8,816 ac29 km SW of Pembroke · 80 ft max depth3 lodges on this waterView lake →Buckhorn Lake7,738 ac16 km N of Peterborough · 47 ft max depth3 lodges on this waterView lake →Kushog Lake1,629 ac30 km NE of Bracebridge3 lodges on this waterView lake →Halls Lake1,323 ac35 km E of Bracebridge · 262 ft max depth3 lodges on this waterView lake →Twelve Mile Lake879 ac37 km E of Bracebridge · 92 ft max depth3 lodges on this waterView lake →
Every named lake in Southern & Central Ontario →

On the water

Lodges on yellow perch water in Southern & Central Ontario

Ambleside Cottage Resort· Sturgeon LakeAngelfire Buckhorn· Big Bald LakeBeachwood Hollow Resort· Stoco LakeBear Ridge Campground & Cottages· Wollaston LakeBillie Bear Resort· Bella LakeBirch Cliff Lodge· Baptiste LakeBlue Spruce Resort· Oxtongue LakeBlue Water Acres· Lake of BaysBobcaygeon Resort· Sturgeon LakeBonnie View Inn· Kashagawigamog LakeBruce Bay Cottages· Lake Huron (lac Huron)Buck Lake Outfitters· Buck LakeButtermilk Falls Resort· Boshkung LakeCadigan's Camp and Resort· Pigeon LakeCalabogie Lodge Resort· Calabogie LakeCedar Grove Cabins· Kashagawigamog LakeClearview Cottage Resort· Clear LakeCloverleaf Cottages Resort· Oxtongue Lake

Mixed bags

What else swims with them here

Pumpkinseed 1,157White Sucker 1,015Smallmouth Bass 1,014Largemouth Bass 856Brown Bullhead 837Rock Bass 706Northern Pike 606Golden Shiner 533Bluntnose Minnow 454

Counts are lakes in Southern & Central Ontario recorded with both species. Yellow Perch across Ontario & Manitoba →