Fishing at Abyss Lake, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  Abyss Lake is a Hoonah-Angoon Census Area water, Alaska side. It sits in pine and birch. At 576 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. The margin runs to about 5.6 miles in total. The nearest place of any size is Haines, 66 miles away. Anchorage is the closest city, 496 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Abyss Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name pink salmon, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Abyss Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 49°F for August and 23°F for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Abyss Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Wood Lake at 5.8 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Abyss Lake before loading the car.