Fishing near Slana, AK

Slana sits at the edge of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, where the Nabesna Road corridor opens up road-accessible fishing across lakes, creeks, and rivers draining into the Upper Copper and Upper Tanana systems. The area is known for Arctic grayling, lake trout, burbot, and Dolly Varden, with salmon pushing far inland up tributaries of the Copper River. Nearby lakes including Mentasta Lake, Copper Lake, and Twin Lakes draw anglers in both open water and winter seasons.