Klukshu Lake Fishing in Yukon, Yukon

• Overview

  Set in Yukon, this is Klukshu Lake. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. It measures some 1.36 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Shoreline length is close to 13 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Whitehorse is the closest place, 116 km off. Anchorage is the closest city, 705 km away. Within a short run: St. Elias Lake about 5.4 km, Secret Lakes 6.9 km away, Lake Ray about 10 km, Howard Lake 15 km away and Dezadeash Lake about 16 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Klukshu Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On Klukshu Lake a short move beats a long cast. A steady ripple beats flat calm on most days.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 12°C and January at -16°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly late October. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Klukshu Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, St. Elias Lake is 5.4 km distant. None of that is settled for Klukshu Lake in what we hold.