Moose Lake Fishing Guide, Mayo, Yukon

• Overview

  Mayo, Yukon, is where Moose Lake sits. Everything around it is boreal forest. Surface area runs to some 14.76 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. At about 30 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. On our Mayo list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Whitehorse, 278 km away. Then Dawson City, 280 km, and Skagway, 418 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Moose Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Mayo, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, mountain whitefish and sockeye salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Moose Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -23°C in January and 13°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and mid October. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Moose Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For salmon, swing spoons or flies through the moving water and mind the local method rules. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Mist Lake is 12 km distant. None of that is settled for Moose Lake in what we hold.