yellow prerch?

[burty12]

Wheres the best places to catch some yellow perch around Nova Scotia?

thanks

mark

[ianripken]

New Brunswick 
No, but seriously, I spent some time in NB and had wonderful luck being my own guide while at college. It was hard work, but I am so happy I took the time to try spots out myself. No flasher, no shanty, just me, my auger, a bucket, my rods, and a few friends who knew little to nothing about ice fishing.
I'm guessing Nova Scotia isn't too much different. But I also hear they get pretty big over there. I always heard that HRM area lakes were good, I'm just not sure if that was for lakers, perch, pickerel, smelt, or everything.
Good Luck!

[burty12]

hmmm not exactly the answer i was looking for... where abouts in NB any lakes you can list off?

Thanks

[ianripken]

Actually, when I was fishing there, they had a list of lakes we could fish. I'm not sure if it's that way in NS, but I fished Sussex area. McManus, Mud, Oram. Did well on all of them, especially Mud and McManus. Mud was a small lake and the fish were easy to find. McManus is larger, and I was the first one out. Found them, and a week later the place was swarming with shanties (by that I mean 5). But I found them without any help, topo map, electronics, advice, anything really. It was fun and I still do that to this day on new lakes, though it's easier with the electronics! Also made some trips to the river and caught a lot of perch there.
Once I discovered smelt fishing in Saint John it was all over for me with the perch. I'm from South Dakota and it's perch fishing galore out here, so smelt was something different for me, and I got hooked.

http://www.gnb.ca/0078/publications/IceFishing-e.pdf

That's quite a jaunt to where I was fishing. I'm not sure where you are at in NS, I've only been there once, and then only as far as Springhill, and not to fish. Like I said, try the lakes out around you. Should be fun. I just wanted to add my two cents, but hopefully the other guys on your board will help.

[Shienar]

the problem is find a lake open for them
both albro and penhorn have yellow populations
some of the pickerel waters have fishing for
yellows but they are not technically open for perch
so you would have to practice c&r

[burty12]

Found this in the 2010 Angles Handbook

Winter fishing opportunities in Nova Scotia

For those who love the outdoors, ice fishing
is an ideal winter sport. Fishing licenses for
2010 are valid until March 31, 2011. If you
anticipate taking part in a winter fishery, please
keep your license and return your completed
license stub at the end of March. The Winter
Fishing Season extends from January 1-March
31, except for the following 3 lakes the season
begins on January 1-February 28.
Exceptions:
Meadow Pond, Hants County
(Jan. 1-Feb. 28)
Silver and Sunken Lakes, Kings County
(Jan. 1-Feb. 28)
The bag limit for rainbow trout during the
winter fishery is two (2) per day, and for
chain pickerel, white perch and yellow
perch, twenty-five (25) per day.

White and Yellow perch

White and Yellow perch
Angevine (Dewars) Lake, Cumberland County
Woodward Sandford Lake, Hants County
Springfield Lake, Annapolis County
Meteghan River, including all lakes and
tributaries, Digby County
Cameron and Gillis lakes, Antigonish County
Albro Lake, Round & Lewis Lakes Halifax
County
Shortts Lake, Colchester County
Lake George, Shelburne CountyAngevine (Dewars) Lake, Cumberland County
Woodward Sandford Lake, Hants County
Springfield Lake, Annapolis County
Meteghan River, including all lakes and
tributaries, Digby County
Cameron and Gillis lakes, Antigonish County
Albro Lake, Round & Lewis Lakes Halifax
County
Shortts Lake, Colchester County
Lake George, Shelburne County