Yukon hatch charts

[Chief16]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew of any websites or books with hatch charts for the Yukon. I had a friend send me one from an old magazine but it encompasses the whole territory as a whole not specific water systems and is very general. I have searched the Internet many times but have been unsuccessful, even emailing a fly shop/guide in Whitehorse with no reply. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[yetiseeker]

I have never seen any hatch charts for the area.

However, toss with confidence the good old Stimulator (orange or red), small adams, mosquito, elk hair caddis, and even tom thumbs.

For deeper holes, the clouser minnows in black and white or blue and white always produced well.

[FlyTheory]

I read an article a few years ago that also said stimulators, but in a dark mottled grey colour. I'll tie you up a couple of you want

[Chief16]

Originally Posted by FlyTheory

I read an article a few years ago that also said stimulators, but in a dark mottled grey colour. I'll tie you up a couple of you want

That would be tight, thanks dude. I'll probably have to do an icky order before I head up there it looks like.

[flytieguy]

Tons of grayling in the creeks. Trout not so much. Also a lot of pike. As far as hatches go. Think Mosquito patterns. Pretty much any dry fly will entice graying. If you tie your flies or can get your hands on a pattern with rolled deer/moose hair to stay nice and high on rough water the grayling will be all over it. Spin casting use small black or gold spinners. Smaller the better. I hope that helps.

[Chief16]

Originally Posted by flytieguy

Tons of grayling in the creeks. Trout not so much. Also a lot of pike. As far as hatches go. Think Mosquito patterns. Pretty much any dry fly will entice graying. If you tie your flies or can get your hands on a pattern with rolled deer/moose hair to stay nice and high on rough water the grayling will be all over it. Spin casting use small black or gold spinners. Smaller the better. I hope that helps.

I appreciate all the help I can get!

[sow wester]

was up there 2 summers ago and the best flies i found were ants of all sizes and colors black and red

[mrluke1]

This is an Alberta forum so idk how much luck you'll have finding information on the Yukon. Here's a hatch chart for the general area of Alberta if anyone's interested.

[mrluke1]

This chart is specifically for the Red Deer River.

[walking buffalo]

For the Yukon,

Ice off to ice on. Mosquitos.
With a sprinkling of Horseflies and an splattering of Deerflies.

[kilgoretrout]

Never had a grayling refuse a Green Drake or Parachute Adams while I was there. Pike and lakers took clousers ,deceivers, zonkers the more important thing was to get down to them so take more than a floating line unless Grayling are your only targets