Pike Lake Fishing Guide, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find Pike Lake in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The bank is 180 feet above sea level. It measures about 146 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.2 miles in total. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lake and Peninsula Borough. Anchor Point is the closest town at 108 miles. Anchorage sits 199 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Pike Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Lake and Peninsula Borough names sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, Arctic grayling, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Pike Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 56°F and January reads 17°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Pike Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Negro Lake is 7.4 miles off. For Pike Lake in particular, ask before you travel.