Upper Dewey Lake in Skagway Municipality: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Upper Dewey Lake in Skagway Municipality, Alaska. It sits 2.3 miles in from the sea. It measures about 31 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 0.9 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Alaska. Start from Skagway, 2 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 514 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Upper Dewey Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Skagway Municipality include pink salmon, brook trout and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Upper Dewey Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 54°F; the cold one sits at 17°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Upper Dewey Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Devils Punch Bowl at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Upper Dewey Lake in what we hold.