Fishing Stonehouse Lake in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Set in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, this is Stonehouse Lake. It sits at 43 feet above sea level. It measures about 48 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 1.4 miles on foot. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake and Peninsula Borough list. Nearest place of any size is Anchor Point, 95 miles away. The big place round here is Anchorage, 188 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Stonehouse Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Lake and Peninsula Borough include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and Arctic grayling. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Stonehouse Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 56°F and January near 16°F on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Stonehouse Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Negro Lake at 10 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Stonehouse Lake.