Star Lake Fishing in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Star Lake is one of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough listings for Alaska. Height above sea level is 233 feet. At 22 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Ketchikan Gateway Borough list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 19 miles from Ketchikan. The big place round here is Vancouver, 543 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Star Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Ketchikan Gateway Borough, recorded fish include pink salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Star Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 32°F in January to roughly 58°F in August. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. At Star Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Beaver Lake is 0.5 miles off. For Star Lake in particular, ask before you travel.