Lake Four Fishing near Susitna North, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find Lake Four in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. It covers about 22 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. For supplies, Susitna North is 7.5 miles out. Anchorage is the closest city, 69 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Lake Four

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Matanuska-Susitna Borough cover rainbow trout, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lake Four that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 59°F and January near 10°F on the long-run figures. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late October. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Lake Four regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lake Two is 0.3 miles off. Check the position at Lake Four before loading the car.