Yellow Perch fishing near London, ON

1,590 documented waters within 300 km, 3 of them with yellow perch as the primary species.

Where they are biting today

Fishing yellow perch around London

The waters around London give yellow perch anglers real options: 1590 documented waters in range are on record for yellow perch in our Ontario catalogue, and their daily scores - built from weather, water temperature at depth and species-fit modelling - decide the order shown above rather than reputation or hearsay.

Long Point Bay (Port Rowan) leads today's ranking at a score of 76 (about 85 km from London, roughly 4 m of water at its deepest). Miller Creek follows at 76 (about 185 km from London). Four Mile Creek, scoring 76, rounds out the current leaders. Each number compresses the day's weather, modelled water temperature at depth and how well those conditions suit yellow perch into one comparable score.

Yellow perch are a genuinely reliable, day-active schooling species - unlike walleye, they don't require fishing dawn, dusk, or after dark, and a school located during the day can produce fish steadily for as long as you stay on them. Perch are widely distributed across Ontario in open water with moderate vegetation, usually near bottom; schools relate to grass and rock structure, commonly in roughly 8 to 20 feet on lakes such as Nipissing. Light presentations rule: small jigs, tubes or spoons tipped with minnows or worms, plus slip-sinker and drop-shot rigs with micro plastics; schools feed through the day beginning mid-morning, so daytime fishing is effective.

Everything above is recomputed daily - the numbers on this page reflect September 14, 2026 - so check back before committing to a water: the leaders genuinely change as weather systems move through.

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