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Angler's Guide to Stocked Lakes in the Yukon - February 2008
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Proposed stocking locations for 2008. Rainbow trout stocking occurs over a span of about 2 weeks starting at the end of May and into early June. Please contact Yukon Fish and Game Association if you and your family would be interested in assisting with this year’s stocking. |
Angler's Guide to Stocked Lakes in the Yukon (February 2008)
is available at our office. |
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| Complete copies of this publication
can be obtained at any Environment Yukon office or by contacting: Fisheries Section Department of Environment PO Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Information on species and stockings, depth maps and access information for each stocked lake. |
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| Good Fishing - Easy Access | Fishing regulations | ||
| Yukon residents and visitors have been enjoying the benefits of rainbow
trout stocking since the Alaska Highway was opened to public travel
in the late 1940s. Today, Environment Yukon's Fisheries Section works closely with the Yukon Fish and Game Association to provide good fishing opportunities within easy access of most communities. Twenty-three lakes are now stocked with rainbow trout, arctic char, kokanee salmon, chinook salmon and bull trout. Stocked lakes not only provide good fishing, they also take some of the angling pressure off slow-growing native fish such as lake trout. Families can easily reach most of the lakes listed in this booklet. You can drive to many of them. A few require a short walk on trails no longer than 1 km. Access roads are not maintained through the winter but hard-packed snowmobile trails usually provide easy access for ice fishing. |
You need a valid Yukon fishing license if you want to angle in stocked
lakes.
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| Protecting the environment | Live release | ||
| Bring out all your garbage, especially old fishing line. If you want to build a campfire use an existing fire circle and burn dead wood only. Don't cut down live trees. Make sure your fire is completely out before you leave. |
Live release is a valuable conservation tool when you're angling for
wild fish. Stocked fish, however, are there to provide you with a
good meal as well as an enjoyable experience. If you do practice live
release on stocked fish, here's how you can reduce the mortality rate
to near zero. Handle the fish gently. Use single barbless hooks. Never throw a fish back into the water. Use artificial lures. Cut the line from deep-hooked fish. For more information about how to live-release, consult the Yukon Fishing Regulations Summary. Like all living things, stocked fish should be treated with respect. |
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