Lake Una in Kodiak Island Borough: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. The sea is 1.8 miles distant. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Kodiak Island Borough are larger. The nearest town is Kodiak, 2.2 miles away. Further out sit Kodiak Station (9.2 miles) and Homer (132 miles). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Una

  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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Kodiak Island Borough include walleye pollock, Pacific cod and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Lake Una a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 54°F and January near 32°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan any trip to Lake Una around it. Sudden cold puts fish down faster than sustained cold does.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Icehouse Lake, 0.6 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Lake Una.