Hanson Lakes Fishing in Mayo, Yukon

• Overview

  You will find Hanson Lakes in Mayo, Yukon. The bank is 810 metres above sea level. The water covers around 1.72 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The margin runs to about 17 km in total. Some 199 km away sits Dawson City, the nearest settlement. Anchorage sits 804 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Hanson Lakes

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Mayo list Chinook salmon, mountain whitefish and sockeye salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Hanson Lakes light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 14°C at the top of summer and -25°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about mid May to mid October. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Hanson Lakes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Salmon and sea-run fish answer to spoons and spinners where lure fishing is allowed; check the method rules first. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Gambler Lake sits 4.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Hanson Lakes before loading the car.