Jon Lake is a lake in Copper River, Alaska and covers about 36.4 acres and reaches about 12.5 feet.
Jon Lake can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish and Baits
Fish listed for Jon Lake include Arctic Grayling, Humpback Whitefish, Longnose Sucker, and Round Whitefish.
At Jon Lake, for arctic grayling, use a small dry fly, nymph, spinner, or spoon near moving water and surface insects.
For a trip to Jon Lake, for humpback whitefish, jig a small fly or compact bait close to firm bottom in cold water.
Around Jon Lake, for round whitefish, use a small jig, fly, or natural bait close to firm bottom.
How to Read the Water
Do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself at Jon Lake.
Season by Season
On Jon Lake, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
A Simple Tackle Plan
When fishing Jon Lake, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
At Jon Lake, record the wind, water color, depth of the best pass, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.