Scout Lake, Yukon: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Whitehorse in Yukon is where Scout Lake sits. It sits in open dry country country. The water covers some 22 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 2.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Most waters listed here for Whitehorse are larger. Some 22 km away sits Whitehorse, the nearest settlement. Anchorage is the closest city, 780 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Scout 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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Whitehorse names Chinook salmon, Arctic grayling, round whitefish, longnose sucker and least cisco. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Scout Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 13°C and January near -18°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, mid May opens the water and late October closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Scout Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Cub Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Scout Lake should be assumed from this page alone.