Taclodahten Lake Fishing in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  In Alaska, Taclodahten Lake falls inside Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The water sits 732 feet up. About 327 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Around 2.8 miles of margin, front to back. Head to Ester, 145 miles away, for anything you forgot. Farmers Loop lies 149 miles off, College another 149 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Taclodahten Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area include bering cisco, least cisco and lake whitefish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Taclodahten Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -8°F in January and 60°F in July. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. On average, mid May opens the water and mid October closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Taclodahten Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Kaldolyeit Lake is 8.6 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Taclodahten Lake for certain.