Little Eagle Lake Fishing Guide, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Little Eagle Lake sits in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, out in Alaska. It lies 233 feet above sea level. Roughly 61 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 1.8 miles in total. On size it sits at the modest end of our Ketchikan Gateway Borough list. Wrangell at 41 miles is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Vancouver is 589 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Eagle Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Ketchikan Gateway Borough include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon, 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 Little Eagle Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 54°F, the coldest about 25°F. In milder years the surface never sets. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Eagle Lake. Spring fish sit shallower than most people expect.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Eagle Lake at 4.7 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Little Eagle Lake in what we hold.