Kluane Wilderness Lodge: A Great Fishing Resort in the Yukon
by AnglerBob
Kluane Wilderness Lodge is a full-service fishing resort located 200 air miles from Whitehorse, YT on remote Wellesley Lake. The lodge features package prices which include round-trip float plane transportation from Whitehorse, all meals, use of fishing boats, etc. Guides are not provided nor needed, but lodge staff will often fish with guests and offer tips.
The property features a main lodge wich offers a spacious "living room" area furnished in quintessential Canadian fishing lodge style (see photo). There's also a dining area and kitchen.
Guest rooms are in outlying cabins, two guest rooms per cabin, each slepping two guests, for a maximum of 12 guests I believe. The cabins are rustic, clean and comfortable. Wood stoves are provided, but propane heat would be a plus on chilly nights early in the season!
The Lodge offers a classic, traditional Northwoods fishing lodge experience: fishing is extraordinary, meals are excellent and abundant, service is friendly and informal. The lodge's remoteness and the fact that all supplies must arrive by float plane make this an expensive undertaking, but I found KWL a bargain compared to some of its competitors in the Yukon.