Frog Lake Fishing in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Within Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, you have Frog Lake. It sits in mixed forest country. Surface area is around 62 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 1.2 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Some 3.4 miles away sits Houston, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Anchorage, 28 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Matanuska-Susitna Borough include rainbow trout, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Frog Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 58°F on average, January about 12°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Frog Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Prator Lake, 0.7 miles out. None of that is settled for Frog Lake in what we hold.