Glenlyon Lake Fishing Guide, Faro, Yukon

• Overview

  Glenlyon Lake belongs to Faro, Yukon. The ground round it is taiga. At some 4.62 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The perimeter runs near 20 km, so plan the walk before you start. Whitehorse sits 194 km from the bank. The big place round here is Anchorage, 835 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Glenlyon Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Faro include Chinook salmon and Arctic grayling. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Glenlyon Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 13°C at the top of summer and -22°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly mid October. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Glenlyon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Drury Lake, 27 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Glenlyon Lake in particular, ask before you travel.