Quartz Lake State Recreation Area
Big Delta
Today
Getting there
- Access
- Quartz Lake State Recreation Area, Mile 277.8 Richardson Highway, then east on Quartz Lake Road about 2.7 miles. Camping area, two public boat launches, picnic sites, cabins; a day-use and camping fee applies.
- Drive from Anchorage
- Full day, 6h29 to Big Delta
- Drive from Fairbanks
- 1h32 to Big Delta
- Water
- Lake
- Best time
- Open water May through September; ice fishing through the winter once safe.
- Fish
- Arctic char, Landlocked salmon, Rainbow trout
- How to fish it
- Bank, Boat, Ice
- Gear rules
- Spinning gear or fly rod in open water; jigging through the ice in winter
- Crowds
- Very high
- Regulations
- Tanana River Drainage, stocked lake
- Local rules
- Stocked lake bag limits differ from wild-fish waters; check the current Tanana Drainage stocked-lakes limits.
| Species | Months | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | May to Sep | stocked, catchable to 18+ inches |
| Arctic char | Jan to Dec | stocked |
What it is like
The best-known road-accessible lake fishery in the Interior, over 34,000 fish harvested a year. Stocked with Arctic char, king and coho salmon and rainbow trout; two boat launches and a handicap-accessible fishing dock. Ice fishing is popular in winter.