Ittlemit Lake Fishing in Haines Junction, Yukon

• Overview

  Look for Ittlemit Lake in the Haines Junction part of Yukon. The setting is northern bush on every side. Roughly 5.37 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. You are looking at roughly 17 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Whitehorse is the closest town at 127 km. Beyond it, Skagway at 219 km and Haines at 238 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Ittlemit Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Haines Junction records list Arctic grayling, northern pike, lake trout, Dolly Varden and round whitefish among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Ittlemit Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 11°C in July. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. Break-up near late May, freeze-up near mid October: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Ittlemit Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Canyon Lake is 12 km distant. What applies at Ittlemit Lake may have changed since it was mapped.