Fishing Low Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  Low Lake is a Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area water, Alaska side. It sits at 1,060 feet above sea level. With some 110 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 3.0 miles in total. The nearest town is Susitna North, 123 miles away. Anchorage is the closest city, 152 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Low Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area include bering cisco, least cisco, lake whitefish and Arctic grayling. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Low Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -2°F in January and 57°F in July. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly late October. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Low Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Farewell Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Low Lake should be assumed from this page alone.