Sekulmun Lake Fishing in Haines Junction, Yukon

• Overview

  Sekulmun Lake stands in Haines Junction, Yukon. The land about it is dry rangeland. At 49.92 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. Some 68 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. Few waters listed in Haines Junction are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Whitehorse, 158 km away. After that come Skagway at 254 km and Haines at 273 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sekulmun Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Haines Junction include Arctic grayling, northern pike, lake trout, Dolly Varden and round whitefish. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Sekulmun Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 11°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late May. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at late October. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Sekulmun Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Borthwick Lake, 6.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Sekulmun Lake before loading the car.