Killermun Lake, Yukon: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Haines Junction, Yukon, this is Killermun Lake. The water sits 1,251 metres up. It measures about 93 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 4.9 km of margin, front to back. It sits higher than most water we list in Yukon. You are 151 km from Whitehorse. Beyond it, Skagway at 230 km and Haines at 247 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Killermun Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Haines Junction cover Arctic grayling, northern pike, lake trout, Dolly Varden and round whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Killermun Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 10°C and January near -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Break-up comes around late May, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about late May to around mid October, expect open water on the long-run figures. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Killermun Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Shutdunmun Lake is 5.9 km off. For Killermun Lake in particular, ask before you travel.