Allegretto Lake Fishing in Watson Lake, Yukon

• Overview

  Allegretto Lake is one of the Watson Lake listings for Yukon. The bank is 853 metres above sea level. About 1.17 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. At about 5.0 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. For a base, Watson Lake sits 62 km out. It is 1095 km to Anchorage, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Allegretto Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Watson Lake list lake trout, longnose sucker and mountain whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Allegretto Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 14°C and January about -21°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Allegretto Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. McKinnon Lake sits 32 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Allegretto Lake are worth checking on the day.