Fishing near Cantwell, AK

Cantwell sits at the junction of the Parks Highway and Denali Highway in the heart of the Alaska Range, and the fishing scene here centers on Arctic grayling in the clear, mountain-fed streams and rivers of the Nenana drainage. The roughly 15-mile corridor south through Broad Pass and the 30-mile stretch east along the Denali Highway to Brushkana Creek Campground hold an exceptional concentration of spring creeks, clearwater streams, ponds, and lakes — nearly all of them carrying grayling. It's a walk-and-wade fishery in wild country, with Denali as a backdrop.