Squan Lake Fishing in Village of Teslin, Yukon

• Overview

  This water sits in Village of Teslin, Yukon. The land about it is northern bush. Around 27 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 4.7 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Our Village of Teslin list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Whitehorse, 79 km down the road. Skagway follows at 134 km, then Haines at 158 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Squan Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Village of Teslin include Chinook salmon, lake whitefish and Arctic grayling. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Squan Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 12°C, the coldest about -18°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and late October closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Squan Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Facilities run to toilets 440 m from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Wolf Lake, 4.8 km away. Nothing on Squan Lake should be assumed from this page alone.