Secret Lakes in Yukon: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Secret Lakes lies in Yukon. Elevation runs to 1,190 metres. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Yukon. Whitehorse is the closest town at 123 km. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 699 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. The character changes with the season more than with the year.

• Where to Fish on Secret Lakes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On Secret Lakes the first feature you find is usually worth a session. Two hours in the right place beats a day walking.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 10°C and January about -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late May. The open-water window runs from around late May to about mid October in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Secret Lakes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, St. Elias Lake is 1.5 km distant. What applies at Secret Lakes may have changed since it was mapped.