Fishing at Annie Lake, Whitehorse, Yukon

• Overview

  In Yukon, Annie Lake falls inside Whitehorse. The country round it is spruce and muskeg from end to end. It measures some 2.12 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 11 km in total. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Yukon listings. Some 44 km away sits Whitehorse, the nearest settlement. It is 814 km to Anchorage, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Annie Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name Chinook salmon, Arctic grayling, round whitefish, longnose sucker and least cisco. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Annie Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 12°C and January near -18°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Averages place the thaw at mid May and the freeze at early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Annie Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lewes Lake at 11 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Annie Lake as something to verify.