Chick Lake Fishing near Sterling, Alaska

• Overview

  Within Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, you have Chick Lake. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Around 84 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 2.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. 17 miles away sits Sterling, the nearest town. The big place round here is Anchorage, 38 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Chick Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Kenai Peninsula Borough include northern pike, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Chick Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 57°F and January near 16°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Chick Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Yugok Lake at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Chick Lake may have changed since it was mapped.