Chloya Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in Alaska is where Chloya Lake sits. It stands 443 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 2.5 sq miles, so plan for one area rather than the whole. You are looking at roughly 14 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area are bigger. Farmers Loop is the closest town at 104 miles. Anchorage is the closest city, 366 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Chloya Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area list bering cisco, least cisco, lake whitefish, Arctic grayling and alaska blackfish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Chloya Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 61°F, with January the cold end at about -17°F. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near mid October. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Chloya Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Three Lakes is 2.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Chloya Lake.