Long Lake near Susitna North: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Long Lake is a Matanuska-Susitna Borough water, Alaska side. Everything around it is mixed forest. At about 42 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 2.5 miles of margin, front to back. Some 6.6 miles away sits Susitna North, the nearest settlement. For a city, Anchorage is 69 miles off. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Matanuska-Susitna Borough names rainbow trout, Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, longnose sucker and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Long Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 59°F in July and bottoms out near 10°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late October. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Long Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Spruce Lake is 0.6 miles off. Nothing on Long Lake should be assumed from this page alone.