Upper Cohoe Lake Fishing in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Upper Cohoe Lake sits within Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska. This is pine and birch ground. With some 112 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 1.8 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. 2.6 miles away sits Cohoe, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Anchorage, 78 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Cohoe Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across 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. Fish Upper Cohoe Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 56°F at the top of summer and 13°F at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Upper Cohoe Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lower Cohoe Lake, 0.7 miles out. None of that is settled for Upper Cohoe Lake in what we hold.