Area Sport Fishing Reports
Anchorage
Archived Sport Fishing Report
June 20, 2024
Freshwater Fishing
Salmon
- King salmon fishing at Ship Creek has been slow to fair. The warm weather has caused heavy snow melt in the mountains and brought the creek level up, which has reduced clarity. With the muddy water, bait will improve your chances of catching a king salmon. Try fishing salmon roe behind a spin-and-glow during the incoming or outgoing tides.
Rainbow Trout/Dolly Varden/Arctic Char
- Rainbow trout fishing on Campbell and Chester creeks has been good to excellent. Try casting small spinners or streamers in deep holes near Taku-Campbell Park or Dowling Road.
- Reminder: Both creeks are closed to fishing all salmon fishing.
Local Lakes
- Most lakes in the Anchorage area have been stocked and some lakes have received a second stocking.
- Rainbow trout fishing has been excellent at Cheney and Taku-Campbell lakes in Anchorage and at Mirror and Lower Fire Lake in the Chugiak/Eagle River. Try slowly stripping wet flies or fishing bait under a bobber. Dry flies have been working well in the evenings.
- If you have canoe or kayak, fishing Sand Lake can be very productive for Arctic char and rainbow trout.
Special Species Information
Northern Pike
Northern pike are not native to Anchorage area lakes. Lower Fire Lake was treated for pike in the fall of 2022, and all pike were eradicated. If you catch a pike in any Anchorage area lake, do not release it and immediately report it here.
Emergency Orders
Please review the emergency orders and advisory announcements below in their entirety before heading out on your next fishing trip.
- There are currently no emergency orders for the Anchorage management area.
Don't forget to purchase your 2024 sport fishing license and king stamp! You can purchase and display your fishing license and king stamp, record your annual harvest (i.e. king salmon), access sport fishing regulations and locations, and so much more on your mobile device. Download the ADF&G Mobile App today. You can also purchase licenses through the ADF&G online store and print it off from the comfort of your own home. Make sure to review emergency orders, advisory announcements, and the 2024 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for the area you are fishing before you head out.
For additional information, please contact the Anchorage Area Office at (907) 267-2218.