Fold Lake Fishing Guide, Dawson, Yukon

• Overview

  Dawson in Yukon is where Fold Lake sits. The water sits 1,558 metres up. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Dawson list. The town to know is Dawson City, 72 km out. Anchorage is the closest city, 690 km away. Also within reach: Divide Lake (9.9 km), Azure Lake lies 14 km on, Talus Lake (14 km), Jaeger Lake lies 15 km on and Two Moose Lake (28 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Fold Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name Arctic grayling, Chinook salmon and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Fold Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 10°C and January about -24°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. The season between ice runs from about early June to early October. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Fold Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Divide Lake is 9.9 km off. None of that is settled for Fold Lake in what we hold.