Comins Lake has approximately 100% open water.  The dock was slid in place last week and the launch is ready for the 2025 open water season.  Large trout have been seen shoaling off the shoreline along the north lake.  Rainbow trout being caught are measuring between 16 and 20 inches, a weighing several pounds. Trout are being caught on PowerBait, spinners, nightcrawlers, and wetflies behind a bubble. Anglers have also been getting into brown trout and tiger trout that were stocked late last year.  Comins Lake received 10,043 rainbow trout last fall averaging 8.9 inches. Approximately, 8,400 brown trout averaging 10.4 inches were stocked into Comins Lake.

Northern pike are beginning to spawn in the south lake. Anglers should target shallow water areas in the south lake when pursuing pike this spring.

There is a limited bluegill fishery at Comins Lake, and anglers are encouraged to release bluegill to better establish their population.

Please note that NDOW has placed radio tags in several Northern Pike. Any pike over 24 inches in length that have transmitters can be removed from the lake. These pike will have an orange floy tag near their dorsal fin and a small antenna (~ 7 inches long) coming from their stomach.  Please return these fish to the water for research purposes.