Lower Ohmer Lake near Funny River: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lower Ohmer Lake lies in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in Alaska. The surroundings are mixed forest. At about 121 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.1 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Start from Funny River, 15 miles down the road. The big place round here is Anchorage, 55 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lower Ohmer Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Kenai Peninsula Borough include northern pike, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lower Ohmer Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 56°F; the cold one sits at 20°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Lower Ohmer Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Upper Ohmer Lake is 0.9 miles distant. None of that is settled for Lower Ohmer Lake in what we hold.