Lake Kiowa Fishing near Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

• Overview

  Anchorage Municipality in Alaska is where Lake Kiowa sits. The land about it is lake country bush. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Anchorage Municipality list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Elmendorf Air Force Base, 3.1 miles down the road. The big place round here is Anchorage, 9.3 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lake Kiowa

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Anchorage Municipality records list pink salmon, Chinook salmon and Dolly Varden among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lake Kiowa the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 14°F to 58°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Lake Kiowa to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Gwenn Lake, 0.2 miles away. For Lake Kiowa, the notice at the access point is the final word.