Lion Lake is a lake in Copper River, Alaska and covers about 11 acres and reaches about 42 feet.
Lion Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish and Baits
Fish listed for Lion Lake include Arctic Grayling, Humpback Whitefish, and Round Whitefish.
At Lion Lake, for arctic grayling, use a small dry fly, nymph, spinner, or spoon near moving water and surface insects.
At Lion Lake, for humpback whitefish, jig a small fly or compact bait close to firm bottom in cold water.
Around Lion Lake, for round whitefish, use a small jig, fly, or natural bait close to firm bottom.
How to Read the Water
When fishing Lion Lake, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
Season by Season
For a trip to Lion 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 Lion Lake.
On Lion Lake, record the wind, water color, depth that produced twice, 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.