Sink Hole Lake, Alaska: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sink Hole Lake is a Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area water, in Alaska. Land around it is mixed woodland. This is a pocket water of some 15 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Wrangell, 37 miles away. Vancouver sits 636 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Sink Hole Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area list 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. On Sink Hole Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 31°F to 56°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That is the shape of the year on Sink Hole Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Cavern Lake is 0.9 miles off. Confirm access to Sink Hole Lake locally before you travel.