Lake Nipigon used to be known as a better perch destination, but now these fish are definitely secondary. They aren’t here in great numbers, but there are some perch in the lake and some jumbo-sized fish are here too.
If you’re interested in targeting perch in some of the other area waters, take a look below to learn more.
Black Bay
Black Bay is a warm water fishery that offers good fishing for walleye, northern pike, perch and smallmouth bass. The water in this bay is relatively shallow with islands, reefs and plenty of weed beds. Anglers do well in the bay from spring through fall and the ice fishing can be very good here for perch. At the south end of the bay, anglers target cold water species of fish such as Chinook salmon and lake trout.
Nipigon Bay
Nipigon Bay offers good fishing for a variety of fish. Anglers target brook trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, coho salmon, pink salmon, northern pike, perch, whitefish and more.
Black Sturgeon Lake
This lake is located just south of Lake Nipigon. Anglers can fish for walleye, pike, perch and smallmouth bass.
Cox Lake
Cox Lake has a gravel road access and a boat launch. The lake contains smallmouth bass, perch and pike.
Learn More About Perch
Our perch fishing section has tons of information on the best live baits, lures, where to catch them and how to catch them. Visit our perch page to learn more.
