Beaver Lake fishing

Fishing at Beaver Lake has Arctic Grayling on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1996, most often in June and August.

Last stocked

August 2, 2001

Plants on record

2

Since 1996

Species recorded

1

Average size

0.6 in

Elevation

437 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Sitka, AK
Shore access
Yes

Beaver Lake Trail (Tongass National Forest) starts within Sawmill Creek Campground, 7 miles southeast of Sitka off Sawmill Creek Road, then graveled Blue Lake Road. A family-friendly loop through old-growth hemlock, spruce, and yellow cedar with about 250 ft of elevation gain circles the lake.

Sources: access.shore , shore_notes , nearest_town

How Beaver Lake is stocked

No plants recorded in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Herring Cove (1 mi), Swan Lake (5.6 mi), Lake Kathleen (62 mi), Long Pond (86.1 mi), and Auke Creek (93.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Swan Lake is also stocked with Arctic Grayling and Long Pond is also stocked with Arctic Grayling.

Fish at Beaver Lake

Fishing Beaver Lake is most likely to be for Arctic Grayling. All 2 plants on record are Arctic Grayling.

Arctic Grayling 2 plants
Plants
2 of 2
Last stocked
August 2, 2001
Average length
0.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Arctic Grayling guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 15,0001996
  • 1,0002001

Stocking history

Source: Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
August 2, 2001 Arctic Grayling 1,000 1.2 in report
June 6, 1996 Arctic Grayling 15,000 0 in report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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