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Jordan Lake

Jordan Lake is a lake in Alaska, near Ketchikan Gateway County.

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Fish species in Jordan Lake

Jordan Lake appears as a lake within Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska.

Use the shape you can see at Jordan Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Jordan Lake include Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dolly Varden, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, and Steelhead.

On Jordan Lake, for dolly varden, cast a small spoon or streamer near salmon water, creek mouths, and current edges.

Around Jordan Lake, for sockeye salmon, use a small legal fly or lure along an active travel route and check current run rules.

For a trip to Jordan Lake, for coho salmon, cast a spoon, spinner, or streamer along a creek mouth or active travel edge.

When fishing Jordan Lake, for chum salmon, use a bright fly or spoon in moving water when the run is present and rules allow.

At Jordan Lake, for pink salmon, cast a small bright spoon or fly where fresh fish are moving through current.

How to Read the Water

At Jordan Lake, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.

Season by Season

When fishing Jordan Lake, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.

A Simple Tackle Plan

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 Jordan Lake.

Record the wind, water color, depth along the best drop, 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 at Jordan Lake.

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