Gunsight Lake Fishing in Village of Teslin, Yukon

• Overview

  You will find Gunsight Lake in Village of Teslin, Yukon. It lies 919 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 31 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 4.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is a small entry by Village of Teslin standards. Start from Whitehorse, 87 km down the road. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 887 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Gunsight Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Village of Teslin, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, lake whitefish, Arctic grayling and least cisco. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Gunsight Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 12°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid May. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about late October in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Gunsight Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Brewer Lake at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Gunsight Lake as something to verify.