Longmere Lake Fishing Guide, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska is where Longmere Lake sits. Salt water lies 13 miles off. It runs to roughly 148 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With 3.2 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. For supplies, Funny River is 5 miles out. Anchorage is the closest city, 60 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Longmere Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. 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. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Longmere Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 57°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Longmere Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Whisper Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Longmere Lake as something to verify.