Fishing at Falcon Lake, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Falcon Lake is one of the Kenai Peninsula Borough waters in Alaska. This is lake country bush ground. It measures about 221 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With 6.0 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Kenai Peninsula Borough list. The nearest town is Sterling, 21 miles away. It is 34 miles to Anchorage, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Falcon Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Kenai Peninsula Borough names northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Coho salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Falcon Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 57°F for July and 17°F for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Falcon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Snowshoe Lake is 1 mile distant. Nothing here settles the position at Falcon Lake for certain.