Great Land of Alaska

Ice Fishing

Watson Lake

January 2003

A cold day out on Watson Lake, a lake about an hour's drive from Soldotna.

Juneau Lake

February 2004

Juneau Lake is located far back in the Kenai Mountains, the only way to get to it is by a day-long hike or by snowmachine in the winter. We tried our luck here a few years back and I caught a small snack-sized Rainbow Trout.

Dolly Varden Lake

December 2004

When we ice fished at Dolly Varden Lake, the lake lived up to its name and produced a couple Dolly Varden. I've caught bigger Dollies in this lake during the summer, but these were decent.

Big Lake

February 2005

I tried fishing on Big Lake once and caught a nice Arctic Char (first picture). I brought Mike and Kevin here the weekend after and we didn't have any luck. However, Fred (another fisherman near us on the lake) caught a really nice one (second picture).

Sport Lake

February 2007

Sport Lake is a small lake near Soldotna. I went where with Mike & Denali and Kevin & Dareena and we tried it out. It was a very slow day and I was the only one who caught anything, and it was a long wait before I caught it.

Watson Lake

February 2007

Another fishing trip to Watson Lake. Mike was the only one who caught anything worth keeping, a nice Rainbow.