Fire Lake Fishing near Funny River, Alaska

• Overview

  Fire Lake is a Kenai Peninsula Borough water, in Alaska. It sits at 285 feet above sea level. At about 48 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.3 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenai Peninsula Borough list. Funny River is the closest town at 8.4 miles. Anchorage is the closest city, 58 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Fire Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Fire Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 57°F; the cold one sits at 18°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Fire Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Olson Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Ask locally about Fire Lake if anything is unclear.