Windy Lake Fishing Guide, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  You will find Windy Lake in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The shore lies 18 miles out. At about 43 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 1.6 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Fritz Creek is the closest place, 27 miles off. The big place round here is Anchorage, 87 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Windy Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Kenai Peninsula Borough cover northern pike, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Windy Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 55°F and January near 18°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Windy Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. 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. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, High Lake is 7 miles off. Treat Windy Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.