Fishing in the Yukon

Fishing locations and species found in the Yukon. During my reseach and preparations for fly fishing in the Yukon I found this marvelous overview regarding fish species and fishing locations in the Yukon Territory. In all the years I have fished the Yukon it was a great help for me. Hopefully it can be usful for you too.

 

  ALASKA HIGHWAY
1. IRON CREEK Arctic grayling
2. HYLAND RIVER Lake trout, Arctic grayling, char sp.
3. WATSON LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern Pike, Whitefish sp.
4. UPPER LIARD Arctic grayling, Bull trout.
5. RANCHERIA RIVER Arctic grayling, Bull trout.
6. DAUGHNEY LAKE Lake trout, Northern Pike, Bull Trout, Arctic grayling.
7. SWIFT RIVER Arctic grayling, Bull trout.
8. MORLEY LAKE & RIVER Lake trout, Northern pike, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
9. TESLIN LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Burbot, Whitefish sp., Chinook.
10. TESLIN RIVER Arctic grayling.
11. JOHNSON’S CROSSING Excellent Arctic grayling fishing below the bridge in early Spring.
12. SQUANGA LAKE Excellent fishing for Northern pike. Arctic grayling, Lake trout, Whitefish sp.
13. MARSH LAKE Lake trout, Northern pike, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
14. FISH LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling.11 miles down the Fish Lake road.
15. JACKSON (LOUISE) LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling.8 miles down the Fish Lake road.
16. MCINTYRE CREEK Arctic grayling.
17. KUSAWA LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.18 miles down the Kusawa Lake road.
18. MENDENHALL CREEK Good fly fishing for Arctic grayling.
19. AISHIHIK ROAD
A) CANYON LAKE A) 18 miles north on the Aishihik road. Lake whitefish.
B) AISHIHIK LAKE B) 27 miles north on the Aishihik road. Lake trout, Northern pike, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
C) SEKULMAN LAKE C) Headwater lake connected with the northern basin of Aishihik Lake. Lake trout, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
D) LACELLE LAKE D) Lake trout, Whitefish sp.
E) GILTANA LAKE E) Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Burbot.
20. PINE LAKE Lake trout, Northern pike, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
21. KLOO LAKE Lake trout, Northern pike, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
22. KLUANE LAKE Lake trout, Northern pike, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp., Burbot.
23. PICKHANDLE LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
  CAMPBELL HIGHWAY
1. WATSON LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
2. FRANCES LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp., Char sp., Burbot, Northern pike.
3. FRANCES RIVER Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp., Char sp.
4. SIMPSON LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp., Burbot.
5. FINLAYSON RIVER Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
6. FINLAYSON LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
7. JACKFISH LAKE Northern pike.
8. LAPPIE RIVER Arctic grayling.
9. LITTLE SALMON LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
10. FRENCHMAN LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
  TAGISH ROAD
1. SIX MILE RIVER Excellent lake trout fishing.
2. TAGISH LAKE Lake trout, Northern pike, Whitefish sp., Arctic grayling, Burbot.
3. CRAG LAKE Whitefish sp.
4. CHOOTLA LAKE Whitefish sp.
  ATLIN ROAD
1. LITTLE ATLIN LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
2. LUBBOCK RIVER Excellent arctic grayling fishing in spring.
3. SNAFU LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike.
4. TARFU LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, popular Northern pike fishing spot.
5. ATLIN LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike.
  HAINES HIGHWAY
1. KATHLEEN RIVER Rainbow trout (catch and release only), Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
2. KATHLEEN LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Kokanee, Whitefish sp.
3. DEZADEASH LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
4. KLUKSHU CREEK Spawning area for Chinook, Sockeye, and Coho salmon. Whitefish sp.
5. KLUKSHU LAKE Lake trout, Sockeye salmon, Whitefish sp.
6. STELLA LAKE Dolly Varden, Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.
7. TATSHENSHINI RIVER Steelhead, Dolly Varden, Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.
8. TAKHANNE RIVER Arctic grayling, Dolly Varden, Rainbow trout.
  WHITEHORSE AREA
1. CHADBURN LAKE Lake trout, Round whitefish.
2. YUKON RIVER Arctic grayling, Lake trout, Whitefish sp., Northern pike.
  FLY-IN LAKES
1. TOOBALLY LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Char sp., Whitefish sp., Northern pike.
2. ALLIGATOR LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
3. TATLMAIN LAKE Lake trout, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
4. TINCUP LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike.
5. WOLF LAKE Lake trout, Whitefish sp., Arctic grayling, Northern pike.
6. BIG KALZAS LAKE Lake trout, Northern Pike, Whitefish sp.
7. WELLESLEY LAKE Lake Trout, Northern Pike, Burbot, Whitefish sp.
  KLONDIKE LOOP
1. LAKE LABERGE Lake trout, Northern pike, Inconnu, Burbot, Whitefish sp.
2. FOX CREEK Arctic grayling.
3. FOX LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
4. LITTLE FOX LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
5. BRAEBURN LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
6. TWIN LAKES Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
7. NORDENSKOLD RIVER Arctic grayling.
8. TATCHUN LAKE Northern pike.
9. TATCHUN CREEK Arctic grayling, Chinook salmon spawning area in September.
10. VONWILCZEK LAKE Northern pike.
11. CROOKED CREEK Arctic grayling.
12. ETHEL LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
13. MAYO LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
14. MINTO LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
15. MOOSE CREEK Arctic grayling.
16. McQUESTEN RIVER Arctic grayling.
17. KLONDIKE RIVER Arctic grayling, Chinook salmon in August.
18. YUKON RIVER Arctic grayling, Chinook salmon.
19. FORTY-MILE RIVER Arctic grayling.
  DEMPSTER HIGHWAY
1. KLONDIKE RIVER Arctic grayling.
2. BLACKSTONE RIVER Arctic grayling, Char sp.
3. CHAPMAN LAKE Arctic grayling.
4. BIG CREEK Arctic grayling.
5. OGILVIE RIVER Arctic grayling.
6. TOMBSTONE Arctic grayling.
  SOUTH CANOL
1. SIDNEY LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike.
2. QUIET LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp., Burbot.
3. LAPPIE LAKES Small Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Whitefish sp.
4. ROSE RIVER Arctic grayling
5. SIDNEY CREEK Arctic grayling
6. EVELYN CREEK Arctic grayling
  NORTH CANOL
1. MARJORIE LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling.
2. DRAGON LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Broad whitefish. Many of the streams along the North Canol have Arctic grayling during the spring and early summer. Summer travel only; the road is closed from October to June.
3. SHELDON LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp.
  CARCROSS ROAD
1. LEWES LAKE Arctic grayling, Lake trout, Whitefish sp.
2. SPIRIT LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling.
3. BENNET LAKE Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Northern pike, Whitefish sp., Burbot

Most major rivers in the Yukon contain Burbot and Whitefish species. Arctic grayling are often found in the pools and back eddies of all major rivers.

 

 

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