Robe Lake in Chugach Census Area: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Chugach Census Area entry here is Robe Lake, in Alaska. The setting is mixed forest on every side. This is sizeable water at about 680 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. Shoreline length is close to 6.7 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. Valdez sits 7.7 miles from the bank. After that come Cordova at 40 miles and Lazy Mountain at 100 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Robe Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Chugach Census Area include Chum salmon, pink salmon, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Robe Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 53°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Robe Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Solomon Lake is 5.6 miles off. Where Robe Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.