Fishing Dalayee Lake in Village of Teslin, Yukon

• Overview

  This water sits in Village of Teslin, Yukon. The bank is 1,226 metres above sea level. Around 11.21 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. At about 23 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Size puts it in the front rank of our Village of Teslin list. Whitehorse lies 88 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 886 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Dalayee Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Village of Teslin list Chinook salmon, lake whitefish, Arctic grayling and least cisco. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Dalayee Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 12°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near late October. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Dalayee Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Wolf Lake is 8.5 km off. Treat access at Dalayee Lake as something to verify.