Flahart Lake, Alaska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Flahart Lake lies within the bounds of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. Land around it is spruce and muskeg. Surface area runs to about 15 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area are larger. The nearest town is Willow, 105 miles away. The big place round here is Anchorage, 121 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Flahart Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name 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 Flahart Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 50°F and January about 4°F. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late May. Break-up sits around late May on average, with the water closing again about mid October. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Flahart Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Styx Lake is 3.7 miles off. What applies at Flahart Lake may have changed since it was mapped.