09-08-2004, 03:19 PM
Mat-Su Area
Fall fishing report for September and October
We will update this report if new information is available. Salmon
Northern Cook inlet is receiving record numbers of silver salmon in some streams. Good numbers of silvers are still entering area streams, and good silver salmon fishing is expected to continue through the end of the third week of September. Best success comes from the Talkeetna River, upper Little Susitna, and the upper Deshka River. [ul] [li]Willow Creek, Montana Creek, and the Eklutna Power Plant tailrace also usually see late silvers trickling in through mid-September. Jim Creek also has a late run of silvers through October. [li]In early September, fair to good silver fishing can be found in the tributaries and sloughs of the Yentna and Skwentna rivers. Most anglers try at Moose, Indian, Bottle, or Hewitt creeks. [li]Fair to good silver fishing should continue through mid-September in such West Cook Inlet streams as the Kustatan, Theodore, Chuit, and Lewis rivers. [li]Silver fishing is still good in Wasilla and Cottonwood creeks. These are weekend only fisheries, open only on Saturday and Sunday, and only from 6:00 am through 6:00 pm each day. [li]Silvers fishing should be fair to good in the Little Susitna River. Downstream of the Parks Highway bridge, bait is allowed through September 30.. Upstream of the bridge, the Little Su is single-hook, no bait year-round. [/li][/ul] Resident Fish [ul] [li]Rainbow trout fishing should be good to excellent until water levels drop and it's just too cold to fish. When water levels go down, look for trout in the deeper pools and side-sloughs, or in lakes. Keep in mind the single-hook, no bait restrictions are in place for many of the flowing waters. [li]Only catch-and-release fishing for rainbows and grayling is allowed year-round in Montana Creek. In Willow Creek, rainbow trout may not be retained downstream of the Parks Highway bridge. [/li][/ul] Lake Fishing
With the cooler temperatures of fall approaching, lake fishing should improve. Mat-Su Valley lakes provide excellent fishing this time of year as fish become much more active, and feed in shallower water. A [url "http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/region2/pdfpubs/MatSuLakes.pdf"]stocked lake handout[/url] is available from Department of Fish and Game offices in Palmer and Anchorage and on the web page, to assist you in finding good angling opportunities. [ul] [li]In the Palmer/Wasilla area, Lorraine, Carpenter, Knik, Lucille, Kepler, Rocky, and Echo lakes are stocked with rainbow trout. [li]Lakes stocked with landlocked salmon are Matanuska, Finger, Beverly, Loberg and Klaire. [li]Arctic char are stocked in Benka, Finger, Irene, Long, Lynne, Marion, Matanuska, Prator, and Seventeenmile lakes. [li]Along the Glenn Highway northeast of Palmer, Lower Bonnie, Seventeenmile, Slipper, Long, Ravine, Weiner, Knob and North Knob lakes all have rainbow trout. [li]If it's Arctic grayling you're looking for, try Bruce, Canoe, Reed, Finger, Florence, Knik, Meirs, Lorraine and Kepler/Bradley lakes. [/li][/ul] Pike Fishing [ul] [li]Pike fishing success will continue to improve until freeze up. [li]For road-accessible pike fishing, try South Rolly, Tanaina, and Memory lakes. [li]For fly-in pike fishing, it's hard to beat Alexander and Trapper lakes. Pike are also to be found in Sucker, Donkey and Eightmile lakes. [li]For river fishing, try the sloughs of the Yentna and Susitna rivers.[/li][/ul]
Fall fishing report for September and October
We will update this report if new information is available. Salmon
Northern Cook inlet is receiving record numbers of silver salmon in some streams. Good numbers of silvers are still entering area streams, and good silver salmon fishing is expected to continue through the end of the third week of September. Best success comes from the Talkeetna River, upper Little Susitna, and the upper Deshka River. [ul] [li]Willow Creek, Montana Creek, and the Eklutna Power Plant tailrace also usually see late silvers trickling in through mid-September. Jim Creek also has a late run of silvers through October. [li]In early September, fair to good silver fishing can be found in the tributaries and sloughs of the Yentna and Skwentna rivers. Most anglers try at Moose, Indian, Bottle, or Hewitt creeks. [li]Fair to good silver fishing should continue through mid-September in such West Cook Inlet streams as the Kustatan, Theodore, Chuit, and Lewis rivers. [li]Silver fishing is still good in Wasilla and Cottonwood creeks. These are weekend only fisheries, open only on Saturday and Sunday, and only from 6:00 am through 6:00 pm each day. [li]Silvers fishing should be fair to good in the Little Susitna River. Downstream of the Parks Highway bridge, bait is allowed through September 30.. Upstream of the bridge, the Little Su is single-hook, no bait year-round. [/li][/ul] Resident Fish [ul] [li]Rainbow trout fishing should be good to excellent until water levels drop and it's just too cold to fish. When water levels go down, look for trout in the deeper pools and side-sloughs, or in lakes. Keep in mind the single-hook, no bait restrictions are in place for many of the flowing waters. [li]Only catch-and-release fishing for rainbows and grayling is allowed year-round in Montana Creek. In Willow Creek, rainbow trout may not be retained downstream of the Parks Highway bridge. [/li][/ul] Lake Fishing
With the cooler temperatures of fall approaching, lake fishing should improve. Mat-Su Valley lakes provide excellent fishing this time of year as fish become much more active, and feed in shallower water. A [url "http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/region2/pdfpubs/MatSuLakes.pdf"]stocked lake handout[/url] is available from Department of Fish and Game offices in Palmer and Anchorage and on the web page, to assist you in finding good angling opportunities. [ul] [li]In the Palmer/Wasilla area, Lorraine, Carpenter, Knik, Lucille, Kepler, Rocky, and Echo lakes are stocked with rainbow trout. [li]Lakes stocked with landlocked salmon are Matanuska, Finger, Beverly, Loberg and Klaire. [li]Arctic char are stocked in Benka, Finger, Irene, Long, Lynne, Marion, Matanuska, Prator, and Seventeenmile lakes. [li]Along the Glenn Highway northeast of Palmer, Lower Bonnie, Seventeenmile, Slipper, Long, Ravine, Weiner, Knob and North Knob lakes all have rainbow trout. [li]If it's Arctic grayling you're looking for, try Bruce, Canoe, Reed, Finger, Florence, Knik, Meirs, Lorraine and Kepler/Bradley lakes. [/li][/ul] Pike Fishing [ul] [li]Pike fishing success will continue to improve until freeze up. [li]For road-accessible pike fishing, try South Rolly, Tanaina, and Memory lakes. [li]For fly-in pike fishing, it's hard to beat Alexander and Trapper lakes. Pike are also to be found in Sucker, Donkey and Eightmile lakes. [li]For river fishing, try the sloughs of the Yentna and Susitna rivers.[/li][/ul]