Dry Lake Fishing Guide, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find Dry Lake in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. What surrounds it is mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 13 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Matanuska-Susitna Borough are larger. The nearest town is Lakes, 1.3 miles away. The big place round here is Anchorage, 34 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Dry Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Matanuska-Susitna Borough include rainbow trout, Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and longnose sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Dry Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 16°F in January to roughly 58°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Dry Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Anderson Lake is 0.7 miles off. None of that is settled for Dry Lake in what we hold.