Fishing at Cavern Lake, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  Cavern Lake sits in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, out in Alaska. What surrounds it is farm and woodlot. It measures about 26 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 0.8 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. On size it sits at the modest end of our Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area list. The closest town, Wrangell, is 38 miles distant. Vancouver is the closest city, 635 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Cavern Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Cavern Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 31°F in January to roughly 56°F in August. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Cavern Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Sink Hole Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Cavern Lake for certain.