Twin Lakes in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Twin Lakes sits in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, out in Alaska. This is open dry country ground. At 1,025 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 8.5 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Size puts it in the front rank of our Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area list. Farmers Loop sits 88 miles from the bank. Anchorage is the closest city, 350 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area records list bering cisco, least cisco and lake whitefish among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Twin Lakes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 61°F and January near -13°F on the long-run figures. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly mid October. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Twin Lakes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Beaverdam Lake is 6.2 miles off. The position on Twin Lakes is worth confirming on the day.