Area Sport Fishing Reports
Upper Copper/Upper Susitna

Archived Sport Fishing Report

July 15, 2015

PERSONAL USE Copper River Chitina Subdistrict remains open through Sunday July 26th at 11:59 pm. The preliminary season schedule is based on the projected daily sonar counts at the Miles Lake sonar and is subject to change based on actual salmon escapement. If actual counts are below the projected counts, fishing time will be reduced. If actual counts are above the projected counts, fishing time will be increased accordingly. The river level has been dropping and if the cooler temperatures continue the water level should continue to drop and fishing may pick up. Of the total limit only one king salmon can be retained per household.
SOCKEYE SALMON Sockeye fishing in the Klutina River has been very slow in the last week. The Gulkana River is another option for fishing with good numbers of sockeye passing the counting tower located above the West Fork of the Gulkana River. The bag and possession limit for sockeye salmon in the Copper River drainage is six fish.
KING SALMON FISHING
King salmon have been passing the counting tower located above the West Fork of the Gulkana River. There have been reports from anglers catching fish from the Richardson highway bridge to just above the West Fork of the Gulkana River. The water came up in the last few days and is off color. The Klutina and Tonsina Rivers opened on July 1st. Recent reports from the Klutina River indicate that fishing is fair. No recent fishing reports from the Tonsina River.
LAKE TROUT The larger lakes which include Lake Louise, Susitna, Tyone, Paxson, and Crosswind Lakes should continue to produce good catches of fish throughout the summer. With the warmer temperatures fish could be in the deeper waters.
STOCKED LAKES
Catchable rainbow trout were stocked in most UCUS stocked lakes during the 2014 summer, and again in June. Try Old Road and Round lakes, off the Lake Louise Road. Two Mile, and Three Mile Lakes along the Edgerton Highway, and Pippin Lake on the Richardson Highway. Catchable Arctic grayling were also released in stocked lakes in the Lake Louise area during June. For the best rainbow trout fishing head out the McCarthy Road to Strelna, Silver, and Sculpin lakes which offer the best opportunity to catch more and a possibility to catch larger fish. Silver Lake has walk in access only. Peanut and Tolsona Mountain Lakes are also excellent lakes for rainbow trout, but an ATV is helpful to access them. These two lakes are not readily accessible to the road system and have been stocked in past years and receive little pressure. Tolsona Lake should produce decent size rainbows. 

ARCTIC GRAYLING
Arctic grayling can be found in most area streams. Most of the local streams offer a run of grayling for a short time as the fish head upstream to spawn. Many of the small lakes on the Lake Louise and Nabesna roads contain grayling populations. Long Lake and Jack Lake are good bets for grayling. Poplar Grove, and Sourdough Creek are also another option for grayling fishing.