Fishing Tackle:
One medium weight-spinning rod each with ten to fifteen pound line on it us all you should need. For; Coghlan, Claire, Drury, and Teehnah, bring an ultra-light spinning rig for the grayling. If you are a fly-fisherman, bring your fly rod, both floating and sinking lines, plus heavy leaders for the trout and pike. Each tackle box should have needle-nose pliers, fish knife, band-aids, 6"-9" steel leaders, snap swivels, fish handling gloves and a selection of sinkers and lures.

Lures:
It is not necessary to buy your tackle before leaving home. We will be taking you to a store in Whitehorse and point out some of our favorite and best action lures. However, bring some of the following if you have them available and remember that all fishing is with barbless hooks (barbs squashed down with pliers).

Lake Trout - Almost any 3"-6" diving plug will do. Our favorite is the Bagley extra-deep shad. Most 3"-5" spoons also work well. A few of our favorites are: 3" chartreuse Kit-A-Mat; 3" and 5" Five of Diamonds; 3" Little Cleos; 5" Crocodiles; 3" Kamloopers; 3" Kastmasters. 1/2 oz. lead headed jigs with red and white bodies work very well. As for color; we like chartreuse, orange, red, white and yellow combinations for the best action. Keep in mind that Coghlan, Ten-Mile, Frank, and Ken Lakes have very clear water and a lure with too much silver can be blinding to the fish on a sunny day.

Northern Pike - All of the above, plus surface plugs, bucktail spinners and daredevil spoons. There are very few weedy areas except at Teehnah but you could bring a couple of lures with weedless hooks.

Arctic Grayling - 1" to 1.5" spoons work best. Mepps-type spinners are o.k. Most Grayling strike while the lure is sinking and before the retrieve has begun. Wet flies are usually more productive than dry. Almost all patterns will work. Black gnat and mosquito are two popular ones.

Whitefish - Most whitefish caught are caught accidentally, while trolling or casting for trout or grayling. Some of our guests have succeeded in getting them to hit a nymph fly on the shoals. Flutter spoons are said to work. Ask Bernard about directions for making a whitefish rig.

Burbot - Are caught mostly on a baited hook sitting on the bottom in 40 to 50 feet of water. Pieces of fish belly fat, a chunk of wiener or bacon are successfully used for bait.

Fly-Fishing for Lake Trout and Northern Pike - Requires a fairly heavy rod and a strong leader. Both species have very sharp teeth. Streamer flies should be large; 2.5" - 4" in length. They should have a minnow-like action. White, yellow and red are common and successful colors. Streamers are hard to get in Whitehorse so bring some from home.


Miscellaneous: Fish finders are not a necessity; however a portable one can be useful