Fishing report
Pier Lake Yellow Perch Fishing Report
Mercer, WI
Modeled from National Weather Service data, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.
The state's records for Pier Lake name the category Yellow Perch belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
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Where to find Yellow Perch right now
Typical Summer depth: 10-25 ft
Yellow Perch feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 30% above the daily average across all four light windows.
No depth survey or measurement is on record for Pier Lake, so these bands are the species' published seasonal ranges rather than a reading of this water.
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FAQ
Common questions
Are there Yellow Perch in Pier Lake?
The state's records for Pier Lake name the category Yellow Perch belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
When do Yellow Perch bite at Pier Lake?
Yellow Perch feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 30% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Pier Lake, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.
How deep should you fish for Yellow Perch at Pier Lake?
Typical Yellow Perch depth by season: Pre-Spawn 3-8 ft, Spawn 1-5 ft, Post-Spawn 5-12 ft, Summer 10-25 ft, Fall 15-30 ft, Winter 25-50 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Pier Lake itself.