Perch near Edmonton

[Id481]

Where to go for perch fishing near Edmonton within 50 to 150 km radius. Thanks to members who already advised on the perch bait.

[FlyTheory]

At one time I would have said spring lake but they're gone. Now I would suggest Devils lake (from what other anglers have posted), however I've never fished it myself. If you're not looking to keep anything, wab would be a good place too.

[sacan]

Originally Posted by FlyTheory

At one time I would have said spring lake but they're gone. Now I would suggest Devils lake (from what other anglers have posted), however I've never fished it myself. If you're not looking to keep anything, wab would be a good place too.

Lake Summerside in Edmonton. You have to keep all the Perch you catch. They want all the Perch gone in order to get the trout to grow.

[huntsfurfish]

2600+ views on this thread alone!

Nah, its not the internet.

[mclean]

Originally Posted by huntsfurfish

2600+ views on this thread alone!

Nah, its not the internet.

Hey fellow, want to make a trip on the Old Man one of these days give me a call.

[Rage.0]

I thought I posted this on here already but if you want to catch perch with your kids just take them to the Vegreville trout pond.

[fishyfish]

Originally Posted by Id481

Where to go for perch fishing near Edmonton within 50 to 150 km radius. Thanks to members who already advised on the perch bait.

Never been to it but Nakamun Lake, it's about an hour plus depending where in Edmonton you are.

http://www.albertafishingguide.com/l...kamun-lake#map

[Talking moose]

Originally Posted by fishyfish

Never been to it but Nakamun Lake, it's abut and hour plus depending where in Edmonton you are.

http://www.albertafishingguide.com/l...kamun-lake#map

Winterkilled couple years ago. Unless they are back already.

[fishyfish]

Oh then probably a no go for nakamun.

What about Cardiff Park Pond?

http://www.albertafishingguide.com/l...nd#regulations

[Safety D]

good luck finding anything ...

[3blade]

Originally Posted by fishyfish

Oh then probably a no go for nakamun.

What about Cardiff Park Pond?

http://www.albertafishingguide.com/l...nd#regulations

Nada. Winterkilled several years in a row. Used to be my go to perch spot.

Devils is hit or miss, but there are some in there. Need a boat to find them. Gull has some good ones. Between winterkills and the stupid walleye it's hard to find decent perch now.

[fluxcore]

I'd say pigeon but good luck getting a perch up the water column without a walleye hanging on lol. The perch in gull have really been hammered on and sifted through leaving only the little guys, lots and lots of people target perch in gull the last few winters, used to catch keepers all day but these last two winters I'm getting one in every 30 I catch!

[waterninja]

Iv'e posted this before, but..... 10 klicks south of the weigh scales on hwy 2 at the Millet offramp you can see a small pond on the east side of the hwy. That deep little pond is teeming with Perch. Landowner lets people fish and swim there. Perch are small, but you get one every cast.

[r-von]

Originally Posted by waterninja

Iv'e posted this before, but..... 10 klicks south of the weigh scales on hwy 2 at the Millet offramp you can see a small pond on the east side of the hwy. That deep little pond is teeming with Perch. Landowner lets people fish and swim there. Perch are small, but you get one every cast.

You've heard of people catchinng perch there recently? I've never had any luck catching anything whatsoever.

[fishunter77]

Tough to find any perch around Edmonton.

If you want to try further. North buck will produce some. Heavy pressure during winter has decreased the average size below 8 inches.

Long lake by Boyle has some. Tough to catch.

Caught a few at Skeleton the past few winters above 10 inches.

Lac la Biche has a few lakes left. Good luck in your fishing. I find most of the fun is getting to know the lake and catching a few big ones to catch and release.

I was in the derby at Pinehurst and landed a few big ones when trying for Walleye.

As mentioned before, crooked, cardiff and hasse, spring you could catch perch around 10". Those days are gone. Lake levels have dropped and heavy pressure results in less fish.

[Skoaltender]

Wizard lake will get you the perch, they may not be big, most under 5" but if you fire a real small jig w/ a couple maggots on it I'm sure you'll get into some. If you can find a 8" perch at wizard I think you're having yourself a good day. Or maybe I am a terrible perch fisherman.

[1Heavyhitr]

Almost everything within two hours of the city is now dead when it comes to perch. It's so sad. I wish the province would aggressively restock perch.

[Centralalbertasongdogslay]

Gull would have a great perch fishery if they didnt keep feeding the massive walleye and pike populations in not just gull but alot of the perch lakes that used to be good but alberta and their stupid regs and horrible walleye management is causing other fisheries to suffer yeah the walleye fishing is great but i think they need to do more lake by lake population studies because if the walleye populations arent managed better they are gonna end up eating and collapsing the perch numbers in a whole bunch of lakes with similar issues like gull

[Stonecutter]

Originally Posted by Centralalbertasongdogslay

Gull would have a great perch fishery if they didnt keep feeding the massive walleye and pike populations in not just gull but alot of the perch lakes that used to be good but alberta and their stupid regs and horrible walleye management is causing other fisheries to suffer yeah the walleye fishing is great but i think they need to do more lake by lake population studies because if the walleye populations arent managed better they are gonna end up eating and collapsing the perch numbers in a whole bunch of lakes with similar issues like gull

THIS^^^

The gov't sees the recovery of the walter population in a lot of lakes as a victory, but it comes at the expense of other feeder species. This past winter, I caught more walters than pike -- this is new.

[Talking moose]

Originally Posted by masonbuchanan

Wizard lake will get you the perch, they may not be big, most under 5" but if you fire a real small jig w/ a couple maggots on it I'm sure you'll get into some. If you can find a 8" perch at wizard I think you're having yourself a good day. Or maybe I am a terrible perch fisherman.

Sounds about right.

[pinelakeperch]

Spend the money and go to North Dakota