Fishing North Trick Lake in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find North Trick Lake in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. The setting is mixed woodland. At some 553 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The perimeter runs near 4.7 miles, so plan the walk before you start. Start from Haines, 75 miles down the road. For a city, Anchorage is 498 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on North Trick Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, recorded fish include pink salmon, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. North Trick Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 53°F and January near 28°F. In milder years the surface never sets. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on North Trick Lake rarely departs from it. Sudden cold puts fish down faster than sustained cold does.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is South Trick Lake, 1 mile out. Check the position at North Trick Lake before loading the car.