Fishing Fat Lake in Village of Teslin, Yukon

• Overview

  Fat Lake is one of the Village of Teslin listings for Yukon. The water sits 693 metres up. It runs to roughly 75 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 4.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Whitehorse is the closest town at 132 km. It is 929 km to Anchorage, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Fat Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Village of Teslin records list Chinook salmon, lake whitefish, Arctic grayling and least cisco among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fat Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 13°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near early November in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Fat Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Sterlin Lake sits 14 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Fat Lake as something to verify.