06-16-2004, 03:17 PM
Upper Copper Upper Susitna Area
Gulkana River king salmon fishing has been slow this week; kings are above Sourdough campground and 27 king salmon have been counted so far at the tower site. Fishing will still be best in the lower river. The water level is high and water clarity poor with the recent rain. Sockeye fishing has been slow due to water conditions but 160 red salmon have passed the counting tower as of June 8th.
Klutina river sockeye fishing has improved with limits being taken. A few reports of king salmon have been reported in the lower river.
Numerous roadside lakes were stocked with catchable rainbow trout. Small lures, flies or powerbait are the most popular gear and most stocked lakes are easily accessed from the highways. Lakes to try for rainbow trout include Ryan, Buffalo, and Tex Smith lakes along the Glenn Highway, Old Road and Round lakes off the Lake Louise Road, and Pippin along the Richardson Highway. Two and Three-Mile lakes along the Edgerton Highway should have good numbers of rainbow trout. On the McCarthy Road Strelna, Silver and Sculpin Lakes are good destinations for springtime rainbow fishing.
Grayling fishing has slowed in the smaller streams but Meiers Lake and Tangle River are experiencing good fishing at this time. Twin Lakes and Jack Lake along the Nabesna Road are also worth a try.
The ice is out on Paxson, Summit, Lake Louise and Tangle Lakes and lake trout should be in the shallow water. Paxson and Summit Lakes have a single hook, no bait rule in effect. Trolling or bank fishing with Pixies, Crocodiles, or Vibrax spoons off the points is usually productive at fairly shallow depths until the water warms up later in the season and drives the fish into deeper water. As always consult the fishing regulations before fishing.
Gulkana River king salmon fishing has been slow this week; kings are above Sourdough campground and 27 king salmon have been counted so far at the tower site. Fishing will still be best in the lower river. The water level is high and water clarity poor with the recent rain. Sockeye fishing has been slow due to water conditions but 160 red salmon have passed the counting tower as of June 8th.
Klutina river sockeye fishing has improved with limits being taken. A few reports of king salmon have been reported in the lower river.
Numerous roadside lakes were stocked with catchable rainbow trout. Small lures, flies or powerbait are the most popular gear and most stocked lakes are easily accessed from the highways. Lakes to try for rainbow trout include Ryan, Buffalo, and Tex Smith lakes along the Glenn Highway, Old Road and Round lakes off the Lake Louise Road, and Pippin along the Richardson Highway. Two and Three-Mile lakes along the Edgerton Highway should have good numbers of rainbow trout. On the McCarthy Road Strelna, Silver and Sculpin Lakes are good destinations for springtime rainbow fishing.
Grayling fishing has slowed in the smaller streams but Meiers Lake and Tangle River are experiencing good fishing at this time. Twin Lakes and Jack Lake along the Nabesna Road are also worth a try.
The ice is out on Paxson, Summit, Lake Louise and Tangle Lakes and lake trout should be in the shallow water. Paxson and Summit Lakes have a single hook, no bait rule in effect. Trolling or bank fishing with Pixies, Crocodiles, or Vibrax spoons off the points is usually productive at fairly shallow depths until the water warms up later in the season and drives the fish into deeper water. As always consult the fishing regulations before fishing.