Shashamund Lake Fishing in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  The Southeast Fairbanks Census Area end of Alaska holds Shashamund Lake. It lies 1,690 feet above sea level. With about 1.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Most waters listed here for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area are larger. Tok sits 41 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Anchorage sits 288 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Shashamund Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, recorded fish include Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, lake trout, longnose sucker and round whitefish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Shashamund Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 58°F and January near -17°F. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Shashamund Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Thadthamund Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Shashamund Lake should be assumed from this page alone.