Tagish Lake Fishing Guide, Yukon, Yukon

• Overview

  This water sits in Yukon. Spruce and muskeg runs right down to the water. It is low-lying compared with other Yukon water we list. Whitehorse sits 73 km from the bank. Anchorage sits 850 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Near neighbours include: 12 km away is Crag Lake, Striker Lake after 15 km, 15 km away is Nares Lake, Old Lady Lake after 20 km and 22 km away is Holmans Lake. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Tagish Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shape of Tagish Lake decides where the fish sit. Overhanging branches shade fish that would otherwise sit deeper.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 12°C, while January sits near -18°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Tagish Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Crag Lake, 12 km away. Where Tagish Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.