Pine Lake Fishing in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Pine Lake is listed under Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. The sea is 0.6 miles distant. With some 44 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.8 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. You are 39 miles from Ketchikan. Wrangell is 50 miles and Metlakatla 53 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Ketchikan Gateway Borough, recorded fish include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Pine Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 56°F and January reads 29°F. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. At Pine Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Long Lake sits 3.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Pine Lake locally before you travel.