Fishing at Loon Lake, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find Loon Lake in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The land about it is lake country bush. Roughly 78 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 1.8 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Fritz Creek at 10 miles is the nearest place to stop. Then Diamond Ridge, 19 miles, and Homer, 19 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Kenai Peninsula Borough include northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Loon Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 54°F; by January the average is down near 24°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Loon Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Snowshoe Lake is 7.9 miles off. Treat access at Loon Lake as something to verify.