Kina Lake Fishing Guide, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

• Overview

  Kina Lake is set in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. Country round the bank runs to farm and woodlot. Roughly 58 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 2.0 miles of margin, front to back. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. The nearest place of any size is Craig, 23 miles away. Vancouver is the closest city, 585 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Kina Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Kina Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 57°F at the top of summer and 32°F at the bottom of winter. The season stretches long at both ends here. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. On Kina Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Old Franks Lake at 1.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Kina Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.