Tanignak Lake fishing

Fishing at Tanignak Lake has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 1993, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

June 11, 2025

Plants on record

29

Since 1993

Species recorded

1

Average size

1.9 in

Elevation

23 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Kodiak, AK

On Woody Island near Kodiak. The Russian-American Company dammed the lake in the 1850s to deepen it for a commercial ice-harvesting operation that shipped ice south to California.

Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town

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How Tanignak Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the last week of July. In 2025 it was June 11, 2025, earlier than usual.

No plants recorded in 2000, 2002, 2019, and 2021.

Elephant Lake (1.1 mi) was stocked more recently. Elephant Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish at Tanignak Lake

Fishing Tanignak Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. All 29 plants on record are Rainbow Trout.

Rainbow Trout 29 plants
Plants
29 of 29
Last stocked
June 11, 2025
Average length
1.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 6,0001993
  • 6,0001994
  • 6,0001995
  • 6,0001996
  • 5,6391997
  • 6,1241998
  • 4,7001999
  • 6,0002001
  • 6,0002003
  • 4,8702004
  • 4,0842005
  • 2,4002006
  • 3,7362007
  • 5,2002008
  • 4,0552009
  • 5,2832010
  • 7,4202011
  • 6,8822012
  • 4,8722013
  • 4,4572014
  • 3,6002015
  • 8,1532016
  • 3,1112017
  • 3,9462018
  • 6922020
  • 4,3342022
  • 2,4032023
  • 4,8132024
  • 4,8192025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 29 plants Showing 29 plants

Source: Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 11, 2025 Rainbow Trout 4,819 2.2 in report
July 11, 2024 Rainbow Trout 4,813 2.4 in report
August 16, 2023 Rainbow Trout 2,403 1.9 in report
July 29, 2022 Rainbow Trout 4,334 1.9 in report
July 28, 2020 Rainbow Trout 692 2.2 in report
August 2, 2018 Rainbow Trout 3,946 1.8 in report
July 28, 2017 Rainbow Trout 3,111 1.7 in report
July 8, 2016 Rainbow Trout 8,153 1.9 in report
July 13, 2015 Rainbow Trout 3,600 1.8 in report
August 6, 2014 Rainbow Trout 4,457 1.6 in report
September 11, 2013 Rainbow Trout 4,872 2.2 in report
September 25, 2012 Rainbow Trout 6,882 2.2 in report
August 31, 2011 Rainbow Trout 7,420 2.4 in report
September 14, 2010 Rainbow Trout 5,283 2.4 in report
September 21, 2009 Rainbow Trout 4,055 2.4 in report
October 10, 2008 Rainbow Trout 5,200 2.1 in report
September 14, 2007 Rainbow Trout 3,736 2.2 in report
August 15, 2006 Rainbow Trout 2,400 1.7 in report
July 26, 2005 Rainbow Trout 4,084 1.4 in report
August 3, 2004 Rainbow Trout 4,870 1.9 in report
July 30, 2003 Rainbow Trout 6,000 1.6 in report
July 26, 2001 Rainbow Trout 6,000 1.6 in report
July 12, 1999 Rainbow Trout 4,700 1.6 in report
July 28, 1998 Rainbow Trout 6,124 1.5 in report
July 8, 1997 Rainbow Trout 5,639 1.4 in report
June 24, 1996 Rainbow Trout 6,000 1.4 in report
July 8, 1995 Rainbow Trout 6,000 1.6 in report
July 8, 1994 Rainbow Trout 6,000 1.5 in report
July 10, 1993 Rainbow Trout 6,000 1.9 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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