Fishing at Felt Lake, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  The Kenai Peninsula Borough end of Alaska holds Felt Lake. The coast is 10 miles away. It measures about 155 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 3.5 miles of bank, which is a long day on foot. The closest town, Nikiski, is 39 miles distant. After that come Anchorage at 47 miles and Big Lake at 48 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Felt Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Kenai Peninsula Borough names northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Felt Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 57°F and January about 14°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Felt Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Bishop Lake, 5.7 miles away. Confirm access to Felt Lake locally before you travel.