Comins Lake has approximately 95% open water.  There is one larger chunk of ice in the narrows separating the north lake and south lakes, limiting boat access to just the north lake.  Anglers can shoreline fish the northern portion of the lake or even launch a boat (dock will go in later this spring) and troll for trout and Northern Pike.  Decent size trout continue to shoal along the shorelines of the north lake.  Most of the south lake is open water, with small watercraft (canoe, float tube, or kayak) access at Argus Mill on the southeast side, and access for float tube launching on the southwest side of the lake.

Early ice off fishing can be extremely productive with trout hitting newly emerging invertebrates.

With most of the lake being ice free, Northern Pike will be moving into spawning season soon. 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 in order 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.