Yukon Drainage Management Area
Fishing Opportunities

Dall River Northern Pike


Description

This angler caught one of the many large Northern  Pike that the Dall River produces.The Dall River is a low-gradient, tannic river that flows into the Yukon River from the north, just downstream from Stevens Village, about 25 river miles upstream from the Dalton Highway Bridge.  The river is a summer feeding area for northern pike that provides for excellent sport angling.   Most anglers access the fishery by motoring up the Yukon 25 miles from the Dalton Highway Bridge.  There is excellent pike fishing in the lower river and also in the lower reaches of the Little Dall River.

Tackle

Try large silver or gold spoons with bright colors or rubber fish to draw northern pike out of the dark water.   Because northern pike also eat mice and young waterfowl, surface lures including mouse and frog patterns will yield exciting strikes.  Weedless lures and large, flashy, dry and wet flies (mouse patterns, bunny flies, streamers) will draw out northern pike lying in the shallows and this gear may be required later in the season as the vegetation grows.  As always when fishing for northern pike, steel leaders are a must. 

Getting There

Boating the Yukon River near the Dalton Highway Bridge.The river is accessed by motorized boat from the Yukon River.  There is a boat launch and parking area off the northwest corner of the Dalton Highway Bridge, at milepost 56 of the Dalton Highway, 140 miles from Fairbanks.  The mouth of the Dall River is about 25 river miles upstream.  Both the Yukon and lower Dall River can be run by prop boats, if operated with caution.  All land surrounding the lower Dall River is privately owned, camping is allowed below the high water mark on gravel bars on the Yukon River.

Species

Dates

Begin: May 135
Ends: September 258

Regulations

Before you go fishing please check the regulations.