Sockeye Salmon Fishing

There may be a few fish in the Gulkana and Klutina River systems and fishing will improve in another week or two.

Lake Trout

The larger lakes which include, Lake Louise, Susitna, Tyone, and Crosswind Lake are almost completely free of ice while Paxson and Summit are still frozen, it may be up to two weeks before they are ice free. Fishing can be good along the ice free edge as the fish are in shallow water right after breakup.

Stocked Lakes

Stocked lakes with catchable rainbow trout are Ryan, Buffalo and Tex Smith Lakes on the Glenn Highway and Pippin on the Richardson Highway. Old Road and Round lakes off the Lake Louise Road and Two Mile and Three Mile lakes along the Edgerton Highway should have good numbers of rainbow trout from previous years' releases. On the McCarthy Road, Strelna, Silver, and Sculpin Lakes have rainbow trout that hold over from previous years and offer the opportunity to catch larger fish. No stocking has taken place yet and reduced numbers of fish will be stocked in the future until the new hatchery is built.

Arctic Grayling

The water level in small streams around Glennallen and Sourdough has dropped and grayling have moved into the larger river systems. The Little Nelchina River on the Glenn Highway can produce good numbers of fish throughout the summer as can the Gulkana River. Small flies, either wet or dry, are worth a try. Many of the small lakes on the Lake Louise Road contain grayling populations and on the Nabesna Road, Long Lake and Jack Lake are good bets for grayling.