Fishing Drury Lake in Faro, Yukon

• Overview

  Drury Lake sits within Faro in Yukon. The surface lies 708 metres up. At roughly 26.20 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. You have roughly 52 km of edge to choose from, which rewards a scouting trip. It ranks high for size among our Faro listings. Whitehorse is the closest place, 181 km off. The big place round here is Anchorage, 809 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Drury Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Faro cover Chinook salmon and Arctic grayling. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Drury Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 12°C and January reads -22°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near late October. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Drury Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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 ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Little Salmon Lake, 16 km out. Treat Drury Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.