Lower Ketchikan Lake Fishing Guide, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Lower Ketchikan Lake lies in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, in Alaska. The water sits 331 feet up. At some 348 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Ketchikan sits 2.2 miles from the bank. Vancouver is the closest city, 554 miles away. What else is close: Fawn Lake after 1.4 miles, Upper Ketchikan Lake the better part of 1.6 miles, Scout Lake after 1.8 miles, Carlanna Lake the better part of 2.3 miles and Lake Perseverance after 2.6 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lower Ketchikan Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Ketchikan Gateway Borough records list pink salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon and Coho salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Lower Ketchikan Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 32°F in January and 56°F in August. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Anyone fishing Lower Ketchikan Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Fawn Lake is 1.4 miles off. Check the position on Lower Ketchikan Lake before loading the car.