Nancy Lake (Willow)
Willow
Today
Getting there
- Hours
- Summer.
- Access
- Nancy Lake Parkway boat launch and the canoe-trail system off the Parks Highway.
- Fee
- Alaska State Parks day-use and camping fee (verify)
- Drive from Anchorage
- 1h16 to Willow
- Drive from Fairbanks
- Full day, 5h18 to Willow
- Water
- Lake
- Best time
- Jun-Sep
- Fish
- Rainbow trout, Northern pike, Landlocked salmon
- Stocking
- Stocked with rainbow trout and landlocked salmon; also holds invasive northern pike.
- How to fish it
- Spin, Bait, Troll
- Gear rules
- No limit on invasive pike, keep every one you catch. Do not transport live pike.
- Crowds
- Low
- Managed by
- Alaska State Parks (Nancy Lake SRA)
- Regulations
- Nancy Lake State Rec Area
- Local rules
- Pike are invasive here, harvest all of them. Stocked trout have standard limits.
| Species | Months | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | Jun to Aug | 10-14 in |
| Northern pike | Jun to Aug | 2-8 lb |
What it is like
Canoe-country lake with stocked rainbows and invasive pike. Paddle-in coves and easy shore spots.