Fishing Trena Lake in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Trena Lake is set in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The bank is 52 feet above sea level. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenai Peninsula Borough list. For a base, Homer sits 14 miles out. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 137 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Trena Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Kenai Peninsula Borough: northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Trena Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 54°F at the top of summer and 25°F at the bottom of winter. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan around that when you fish Trena Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Seldovia Lake, 8.9 miles out. Treat access at Trena Lake as something to verify.