Klutina Lake Fishing Guide, Copper River Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  Klutina Lake is listed under Copper River Census Area, Alaska. The bank is 1,716 feet above sea level. At roughly 26.3 sq miles it ranks among the larger waters in the region. The shoreline turns in and out enough to give you a choice of aspect. Few waters listed in Copper River Census Area are bigger. Start from Valdez, 45 miles down the road. Further out sit Cordova (82 miles) and Sutton-Alpine (99 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Klutina Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Copper River Census Area include Arctic grayling, Chinook salmon and round whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Klutina Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 52°F and January at 0°F. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Klutina Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Saint Anne Lake, 11 miles away. None of that is settled for Klutina Lake in what we hold.