Fishing Tine Lake in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Tine Lake sits in Kenai Peninsula Borough, out in Alaska. The surface lies 295 feet up. Surface area is around 33 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 1.2 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Kenai Peninsula Borough are larger. You are 20 miles from Sterling. It is 35 miles to Anchorage, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Tine Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Kenai Peninsula Borough records list northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Coho salmon among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Tine Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 57°F on average, January about 17°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from late April until about early November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Tine Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Antler Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Tine Lake is worth confirming on the day.