Fishing at Fish Lake, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find Fish Lake in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Height above sea level is 207 feet. With some 74 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.6 miles, and most of it is walkable. Sterling at 13 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 44 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Kenai Peninsula Borough cover 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 Fish Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 16°F and July at about 57°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Fish Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Doghouse Lake is 0.4 miles distant. The position on Fish Lake is worth confirming on the day.