Fishing near Anchorage, Alaska

The Anchorage Municipality town of Anchorage sits in Alaska. About 289,600 people live here. From the door outwards: Westchester Lagoon a shade over 1.1 miles to the south-west, Hillstrand Pond a shade over 2.3 miles and Jones Lake a shade over 2.9 miles to the south-west. Lake Spenard is small enough to walk round and read in a single session. A solid cap forms most winters. First light in May is worth more than a whole June day. Still water is what this area gives you. Points and bays outfish flat shoreline every time. Westchester Lagoon, the closest, runs to roughly 59 acres. There is a launch at Westchester Lagoon, so a boat is an option there. Water round here typically opens up around late April. County records name pink salmon, Chinook salmon, Dolly Varden and sockeye salmon among the fish present. For Anchorage anglers, Westchester Lagoon is the default rather than the choice....