Taye Lake Fishing Guide, Whitehorse, Yukon

• Overview

  Taye Lake lies in Whitehorse, Yukon. Beyond the shoreline you have open dry country. This is sizeable water at about 8.17 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 23 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Whitehorse list. The town to know is Whitehorse, 74 km out. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 728 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Taye Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Whitehorse include Chinook salmon, Arctic grayling and round whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Taye Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 12°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. After mid May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about mid May and return around late October. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Taye Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Records show it does not hold water year-round. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Shaneinbaw Lake at 12 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Taye Lake.