Great Land of Alaska

Matanuska-Susitna Valley Fishing

Undisclosed Mat-Su Lake #1

July 2001

My first attempt at fishing in this lake, and as you can see I caught a few decent-sized Rainbow Trout.

Undisclosed Mat-Su Lake #1

August 2001

After catching the decent fish in July, I invited Mike to this lake to give it a shot. As you can see, we got some even larger Rainbows.

Undisclosed Mat-Su Lake #1

June 2006

Mike brought his entire family up to this lake. While there, he taught Denali how to fish and she caught some nice Rainbows. Mike and I also caught ourselves some nice fish. The easy accessibility of this lake and the size of some of the fish in here are why I choose to keep this location a secret.

Undisclosed Mat-Su Lake #2

September 2005

We discovered another lake that we'd prefer to keep a secret. The fish in here aren't as large as in the previous lake, but they are a decent size and they seem to be somewhat plentiful.

Undisclosed Mat-Su Lake #2

October 2005

We couldn't keep away and had to make another trip to this lake the following month. Once again, it didn't disappoint us.

Sheep Creek

August 2002

This river is easily accessible from the highway. It's a good place to catch Pinks and Calicos, and there are a few Silvers in here as well. Unfortunately, we didn't catch any Silvers on this trip.

Sheep Creek

August 2003

Mike, Richard and I came fishing here and caught plenty of Pinks and Calicos, but no Silvers on this trip either.

Sheep Creek

August 2004

I caught a nice Calico (left) at this river, and came back the next week and finally got a Silver (right).

Sheep Creek

August 2005

I brought my aunt and cousin fishing here, and as usual I caught a Pink (left) that I released and a nice Calico (right) that I kept.

Sheep Creek

August 2005

A week later, Larry and I fished here. I caught another Silver.

Sheep Creek

August 2006

This year's Sheep Creek was pretty good. I released most of what I caught, keeping a large Calico and two Silvers one day (picture #3) and a large Calico and Silver another day (picture #6).

Sheep Creek

August 2006

Near combat fishing conditions on the eastern shore of Sheep Creek this year. There were several cases of tangled fishing lines but nothing too bad.

Sheep Creek

August 2007

The annual Mat-Su Valley fishing trip was a success. My freezer was alreay so full of Sockeyes from dipnetting on the Kenai that I only took a couple fish this year.