Fishing at Taltheadamund Lake, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  The Southeast Fairbanks Census Area end of Alaska holds Taltheadamund Lake. The bank is 1,673 feet above sea level. At about 123 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Some 3.7 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. 24 miles away sits Tok, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 268 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Taltheadamund Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. 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. Species logged across Southeast Fairbanks Census Area include Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, lake trout, longnose sucker and round whitefish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Taltheadamund Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 58°F for July and -15°F for January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. On average, early 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. The season on Taltheadamund Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Fish Lake, 1 mile away. Check the position at Taltheadamund Lake before loading the car.