Comins Lake is ~90% covered in ice with some area of the north lake still open.  Ice is variable in areas measured, with ice ranging from ½ inch to 3 inches in some places.  All ice should be considered unsafe until ice becomes thicker. Areas of open water along the shoreline will provide limited fishing opportunity.  Fall stocking is complete with 10,059 rainbow trout averaging 9.1 inches stocked. Additionally, the lake received 1,985 tiger trout this fall, averaging 10.6 inches.  Recent surveys have shown a lot of hatchery size trout in the north lake and numerous 16-to-18 inch rainbow trout in the south lake, some well exceeding 24 inches.  Brown trout in the 12-to-14-inch range was observed throughout fall surveys. Anglers should try PowerBait, spinners, nightcrawlers, and wetflies behind a bubble.

With colder water temperatures largemouth bass activity is very limited. Anglers looking to pursue northern pike should use flashy lures, RatL traps, and lures that resemble trout, bass, and bluegill should do well.

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