Ernie Lake Fishing in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find Ernie Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. With some 132 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.9 miles of margin, front to back. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Alaska listings. 224 miles away sits Ester, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 436 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Ernie Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area records list bering cisco, least cisco, lake whitefish and Arctic grayling among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Ernie Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 52°F at the top of summer and -11°F at the bottom of winter. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Winter locks it down, and early June brings it back. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at early October. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Ernie Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Takahula Lake at 18 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Ernie Lake.