Fishing at Upper Ohmer Lake, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

• Overview

  Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, is where Upper Ohmer Lake sits. This is rolling bush ground. About 19 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Kenai Peninsula Borough standards. Start from Funny River, 16 miles down the road. The big place round here is Anchorage, 54 miles distant. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Ohmer Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Kenai Peninsula Borough include 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. Read Upper Ohmer Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 56°F in July and bottoms out near 20°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Upper Ohmer Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Lower Ohmer Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Upper Ohmer Lake may have changed since it was mapped.