Centennial Lake in Kenai Peninsula Borough: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Centennial Lake is listed under Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. At about 37 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. Most waters listed here for Kenai Peninsula Borough are larger. Some 8.3 miles away sits Cohoe, the nearest settlement. After that come Kalifornsky at 11 miles and Soldotna at 17 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Centennial Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Centennial Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 56°F in July and bottom out at 13°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Centennial Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Berg Lake at 2 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Centennial Lake should be assumed from this page alone.