Lower Paradise Lake Fishing in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Lower Paradise Lake is one of the Kenai Peninsula Borough waters in Alaska. It stands 1,316 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 183 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 3.8 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Bear Creek sits 16 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Seward lies 20 miles off, Girdwood another 42 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lower Paradise Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Kenai Peninsula Borough include northern pike, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Lower Paradise Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 51°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid May. The water is typically free of ice between mid May and late October. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lower Paradise Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Ptarmigan Lake sits 7.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lower Paradise Lake should be assumed from this page alone.