Goober Lake

The feel

Goober Lake is a remote stocked lake near Sheep Mountain, reached by a long trail rather than a roadside pull off. ADF&G hatchery staff stock it in mid-summer with rainbow trout fingerling (2-4”) and Arctic grayling catchables (7-14”).

Some of the fingerling from earlier stocking events have grown into good-sized fish, so the rainbow trout here are not all small.

What to expect

Water and access

Take Alascom Road off the Glenn Highway at mile 118.4. Pass Knob Lake on your right and park at the small pull off just past the lake on the left. The trail starts there and runs about 8 miles each way.

Species and timing

Rainbow trout and Arctic grayling, stocked mid-summer. Fishing runs mid-June through October.

Parking

A small pull off just past Knob Lake, on the left.

Season and access

Mid-June through October.

Mingo says

Fish it from mid-June, once the mid-summer stocking has gone in. The season runs through October.

Before you go

• Check the ADF&G lakes page before you leave: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/SF_Lakes/
• Turn onto Alascom Road at Glenn Highway mile 118.4.
• Allow for a trail of about 8 miles each way from the pull off.

Written October 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.