Fishing Venus Creek in Haines Junction, Yukon

• Overview

  Set in Haines Junction, Yukon, this is Venus Creek. Height above sea level is 1,157 metres. You are 181 km from Whitehorse. Anchorage is the closest city, 626 km away. Water in the same corner: Big Joe Lake a shade over 22 km, Rat Lake lies 23 km on, Grayling Lake a shade over 24 km, Killermun Lake lies 32 km on and Bear Lakes a shade over 33 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Venus Creek

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Slack water behind an obstruction is worth more than open current. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. Fish documented in Haines Junction include Arctic grayling, northern pike, lake trout and Dolly Varden. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Venus Creek responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 9°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Slack stretches skin over in the cold months, while the faster water stays open around late May. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at early October. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Venus Creek follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Big Joe Lake at 22 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Venus Creek as something to verify.