Fishing Icehouse Lake in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Alaska holds Icehouse Lake, in Kodiak Island Borough. The coast is 1.2 miles away. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Kodiak Island Borough are larger. Nearest town is Kodiak, 1.9 miles off. Beyond it, Kodiak Station at 9.1 miles and Homer at 132 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Icehouse Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Icehouse Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 54°F at the top of summer and 32°F at the bottom of winter. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Anyone fishing Icehouse Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Tanignak Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Icehouse Lake in particular, ask before you travel.