Hungry Lake, Yukon: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hungry Lake is set in Haines Junction, Yukon. The bank is 915 metres above sea level. Roughly 77 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 6.7 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. The nearest town is Whitehorse, 172 km away. Beyond it, Skagway at 232 km and Haines at 247 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Hungry Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Haines Junction: Arctic grayling, northern pike and lake trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Hungry Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 11°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near mid October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Hungry Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Hayden Lake at 5.2 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Hungry Lake if anything is unclear.