Strawberry Lake, Yukon: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Village of Teslin entry here is Strawberry Lake, in Yukon. This is taiga country. This is sizeable water at about 1.47 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. With 6.0 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is high ground by Yukon standards. Nearest town is Whitehorse, 171 km off. Skagway follows at 189 km, then Watson Lake at 193 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Strawberry Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Village of Teslin list 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. Anyone new to Strawberry Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 11°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Strawberry Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Hassell Lake is 7.1 km distant. Rules at Strawberry Lake are worth checking on the day.