Fishing at Fish Lake, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

• Overview

  Out in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, sits Fish Lake. It sits at 279 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Anchorage Municipality. Anchorage is the closest place, 4.8 miles off. Beyond it, Elmendorf Air Force Base at 6 miles and Eagle River at 8.6 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Anchorage Municipality: pink salmon, Chinook salmon, Dolly Varden and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 58°F in July and bottoms out near 15°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Fish Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Triangle Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. For Fish Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.