Residents and non-residents can catch fish in the Yukon. View details about:

  • how to get a fishing licence;
  • fishing rules and regulations; and
  • tips and advice.

 

Important documents
Yukon fishing regulations summary

Licences and catch cards

Get a Yukon fishing licence
Get a Yukon Salmon Conservation Catch Card

Get licences online

Get licences and permits for outdoor recreation online

Before you fish

Read the fishing rules and regulations
Find out about fishing closures
Find out about fishing in stocked lakes
Apply for a federal pleasure craft operator card

Subsistence harvest rights

Learn about subsistence harvest rights in the Yukon

Useful tips

How and where to catch Yukon fish
How to stay safe in bear country
Yukon fish health handbook

If you see someone breaking the law

Turn in poachers and polluters

Technical reports

Angler Harvest Surveys
Aquatic invasive species
Arctic Grayling Population Assessments
Burbot Population Assessments
Fisheries Research
Learn about the Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish Monitoring Program
Stocked Lakes
Fisheries Status Report - Little Atlin Lake (Full report)
Fisheries Status Report - Little Atlin Lake (Summary)

Learn about Yukon fish species

Arctic Char
Arctic Grayling
Arctic Lamprey
Broad Whitefish
Bull Trout
Burbot
Chinook Salmon
Chum Salmon
Coho Salmon
Inconnu
Kokanee Salmon
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Least Cisco
Northern Pike
Rainbow Trout
Round Whitefish
Slimy Sculpin
Sockeye Salmon
Yukon freshwater fishes

Maps

Find Yukon e-charts for boaters
Lands closed to fishing from shore
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