Matanuska Lake (Palmer)
Palmer
The gateway lake of the Matanuska greenbelt, stocked char and landlocked silvers minutes from Palmer.
- Access
- Matanuska Lakes SRA at Mile 36 of the Glenn Highway near Palmer. Parking, trailhead, and shore access.
- Water
- Lake
- Best time
- May-Sep
- Fish
- Landlocked salmon, Arctic char, Rainbow trout
- Stocking
- Stocked with landlocked salmon and Arctic char in the Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area.
- How to fish it
- Spin, Bait, Fly, Bank, Ice
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Regulations
- Northern Cook Inlet (Mat-Su) Area
- Local rules
- Stocked lake in the Matanuska Lakes SRA, separate from Kepler-Bradley in the same rec area. Verify current rules.
Part of Mat-Su Valley.