Tshachaling-Atachtoli Lake Fishing in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  Tshachaling-Atachtoli Lake lies in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. Height above sea level is 1,175 feet. It measures about 62 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.8 miles in total. On size it sits at the modest end of our Dillingham Census Area list. The nearest place of any size is Dillingham, 71 miles away. Bethel follows at 96 miles, then Chevak at 228 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Tshachaling-Atachtoli Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Dillingham Census Area: sockeye salmon, Dolly Varden and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Tshachaling-Atachtoli Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 15°F in December up to 52°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near late October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Tshachaling-Atachtoli Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Aukamunuk Creek, 8.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Tshachaling-Atachtoli Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.