Fishing In Anchorage Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

The peninsula on which Anchorage sits is flat. Some clean runoff from the mountains flows into Cook Inlet, and has created conditions for salmon to increase each summer.

Because Anchorage is near the large water mass of Cook Inlet, summer is cooler and winter is warmer than in the Interior. So Anchorage area weather is milder than the rest of state

Anchorage is the center of the entire state of Alaska and has more than half of the entire state's population. Anchorage is not only a dense population center, but it also has geographical and climatic advantages so fishing opportunities are abundant.

Fishing in Anchorage Alaska

The Anchorage area includes all lakes, streams from Eklutna River to Ingram Creek in Turnagain Arm.

The result of hatchery stockings brought sport fishing in Anchorage, in both streams and lakes. Most Anchorage area lakes are stocked two times each year and do not support a wild, natural population of fish.

Streams, lakes in the area and nearby, anglers can catch King Salmon, Silver Salmon, Pink Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling and more like monster halibut, trophy trout. There is no saltwater fishing from the port of Anchorage.

Salmon begin showing up in May .

Ice fishing is popular on lakes in the area during the cold months.

Here are top spots for fishing in the Anchorage Bowl

*Location*	*Species*	*Information*
Ship Creek	King salmon, silver salmon, pink salmon, chum salmon, rainbow trout, arctic char.	Best for king salmon, “King Salmon Derby” is held on Ship Creek in June every year. World’s only urban king salmon fishery.
Chester Creek	Silver Salmon, Pink Salmon, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout	Salmon fishing is prohibited to protect spawners.
Lake Otis	Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout
Goose Lake	not fish yet
Cheney Lake	King salmon, Rainbow Trout
Waldron Pond		This lake has not been stocked yet
University Lake	Silver salmon, Rainbow Trout
Campbell Point Lake	King salmon, Arctic Char, Rainbow Trout
DeLong Lake	King salmon, Arctic Char, Rainbow Trout
Sand Lake	King salmon, Arctic Char, Grayling, Rainbow Trout
Jewel Lake	King Salmon, Dollly Varden, Rainbow Trout
Campbell Lake		It is bordered entirely by private land so the lake has not been stocked, and fishing is prohibited.
Campbell Creek	King salmon, Silver, Sockeye, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout	It is the second most popular fishing stream in the Anchorage area.
Taku Lake	King salmon, Rainbow Trout

Here is a table of most of the popular fishing area on JBER (Joint Base Elmendorf/ Richardson) and in the surrounding area north of town.

Location	Species	Information
Beach Lake	King Salmon, Grayling, Rainbow Trout
Edmonds Lake	Rainbow Trout
Upper Fire Lake	Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike	Most of the lakeshore is private land
Lower Fire Lake	Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling, Northern Pike	The most effective fishing on the lake is by small boat
Clunie Lake	King salmon, Coho Salmon, Arctic Char, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout	The lake is the largest lake on Fort Richardson
Waldon Lake	Rainbow Trout,
Thompson Lake	Rainbow Trout
Eagle River	5 species of Pacific salmon, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling.	The origin of the river is the glacier and carries a heavy load of glacial.
Gwen Lake	Rainbow Trout	The lake is only about 6 feet deep
Otter Lake
Sixmile Creek	King salmon, Sockeye salmon, Silver salmon, Chum salmon, Pink salmon, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden.	Fishing is restricted to the outflow the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet.
Sixmile Lake	King Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Spring Lake	King Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Green Lake	Silver Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Hillberg Lake	King Salmon, Rainbow Trout
Fish Lake	Rainbow Trout
Triangle Lake	Rainbow Trout
Ship Creek	5 species of Pacific salmon, Arctic Char
Dishno Pond	Rainbow Trout

Anchorage is an initial destination for tens of thousands of fishers. Remember what people in Alaska say “It is about the fishing, not the catching” Let go to catch fish and also do not miss enjoy stunning scenery around you.