Fishing at Power Lake, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  The Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area end of Alaska holds Power Lake. What surrounds it is farm and woodlot. At about 30 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 1.2 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Most waters listed here for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area are larger. You are 26 miles from Craig. For a city, Vancouver is 592 miles off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Power Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area include pink salmon, Chum salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Power Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 57°F and January at 31°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Power Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, North Lake at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. For Power Lake in particular, ask before you travel.