Fishing Stella Lake in Yukon, Yukon

• Overview

  This water sits in Yukon. Everything around it is northern bush. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 2.9 km on foot. On size it sits at the modest end of our Yukon list. Nearest town is Whitehorse, 123 km off. Further out sit Skagway (123 km) and Haines (135 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Stella Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Treat Stella Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. Work the margins before you start casting for distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 11°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Break-up sits around mid May on average, with the water closing again about late October. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Stella Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Pringle Lake, 4.3 km out. Signs at Stella Lake carry more weight than any list.