Tenmile Lake Fishing Guide, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  Tenmile Lake is listed under Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. It stands 1,736 feet above sea level. The water covers around 505 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. There is roughly 6.9 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. The town to know is Tok, 53 miles out. After that come Dawson City at 105 miles and Deltana at 131 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Tenmile Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area names Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, lake trout, longnose sucker and round whitefish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Tenmile Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 58°F; the cold one sits at -17°F. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid October. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Tenmile Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Deadman Lake, 1.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Tenmile Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.