Tangerra Lake Fishing in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Tangerra Lake stands in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The setting is mixed forest. Around 172 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. At about 3.8 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Anchorage lies 23 miles from the water. Anchorage is the closest city, 23 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Tangerra Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Kenai Peninsula Borough list northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Tangerra Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 57°F at the top of summer and 17°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Tangerra Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Neckshortka Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Treat Tangerra Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.