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Amber Fishing Reports

By: flydoc
Posted: 4/3/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Had to row around the small ice pack in front of the launch. Last one for the year! Beautiful sunny day. Lake was a little dirty. Viz about 4 feet. Some plant matter showing up. Water temp about...
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Posted: 5/10/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Another good day on Amber. I got on the water at 10:45am and headed up to the north end to meet up with Mike. The air temperature was 60 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a light and variable win...
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Posted: 5/3/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I met Mike at the lake about 1:00pm and headed to the far end of the lake. The day was sunny and quite warm for the first part of May. There was a light variable wind, 83 degrees and the surface wate...
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Posted: 3/12/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/12/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Had I not been hooked up with an 18 incher I might have gotten blown away! Nasty weather aside the lake has been fishing in its typical early spring fashion all week, meaning steady action with qualit...
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Posted: 3/1/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/1/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to brave the weather this morning and headed out to Amber Lake for its opener. The weather was nasty, but the fish were biting. I fished a blood worm(fly) 6' under my indicator and managed ...
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By: dbk
Posted: 3/10/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/5/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Amber for the first time this year this on 03/05 from 9am-3pm. I arrived to find only one other boat putting in at the launch, but there was a fairly steady increase in "traffic" throughout ...
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Posted: 9/14/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Friday, Saturday and Sunday were some of the best days that I have had on Amber in some time. The weather was perfect, mid 70's, clear skies and a light N.E. breeze. The water temperature on the bot...
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Posted: 6/23/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Late start in fishing this year due to some health issues in April & May. Today was the warmest day so far this year, 85º under clear skies and a light variable breeze. The highest surface water tem...
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Posted: 6/16/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
been hearing good things about Amber lake so I thought I would head out and give it a try. rained early, but cleared out, but it was super windy, fish the whole lake from my pontoon, boy my legs are ...
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By: dbk
Posted: 4/2/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After spending a pleasant day fishing a private lake in the area, I decided to hit Amber on the drive back in to Spokane. I arrived at the lake about 6:30pm, and made the decision to simply fish from...
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By: dbk
Posted: 10/18/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
A perfect October afternoon with a slight breeze and temps in the mid 60s with sunshine and blue skies meant a great day on the water regardless if any fish were caught. Took my Dad out and we fished...
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By: dluders
Posted: 7/12/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I got up at 3 AM to make the 50-minute drive to fish Amber Lake before dawn. I fished alone in my canoe from 4:35 AM to 9:50 AM, but only caught three TINY, 5"-long Rainbow Trout. I could see small ...
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Posted: 5/20/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had a pretty good day and the weather was perfect, 72º, high overcast and a light variable wind at about 5 mph. The surface temperature of the water was about 65º and the water was very clear. The i...
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Posted: 4/27/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing about 1:30 pm. on the north end of the lake. SW wind 15mph with 25 mph gusts and high thin overcast. The air temperature was 72º and the water surface temperature was 51-53º. The wat...
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By: dbk
Posted: 3/15/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/14/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Amber for the first time this year on Thursday (3/13) from 2-6pm and Friday (3/14) from 11:30-2:30pm. Surface water temps were in the low-mid 40s and few bugs were showing up in the foam lines ...
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By: dbk
Posted: 11/4/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Finally made a trip to Amber this year, and was blessed with September-like weather, which made for an enjoyable few hours of fishing. I only fished from 1:30-3:30pm, and upon arriving noticed some ...
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Posted: 9/29/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the water about 12:45 pm and headed to the north end of the lake. The day was clear with thin high overcast and the air temperature was about 70º. There was some algae and plant debris in the...
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Posted: 5/17/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/17/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Would really liked to have reported a banner afternoon on Amber, but alas, I cannot. Two guys in my drift boat, one fishing top (which I, as a nymph-o-maniac, didn't recommend), the other fishing chi...
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By: TraceR
Posted: 4/25/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I used to coach high school wrestling. I met up with my captain from 2005 and we went and dropped a line in Amber Lake. After 2+ hours, the Coach was beating the "athlete" 2-0 when the "athlete" cal...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/24/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Amber for the first time this year. Since the rehab of the lake a few years ago, I have had a hard time getting Amber dialed back in. Today was a quality vs. quantity day. I fished for 5 h...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/22/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First time out on Amber on Amber this year. Arrived at the lake with strong winds and a rain/snow mix so condidtions were far from ideal. I waited 20 minutes hoping it would break before putting in ...
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Posted: 10/4/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing about 1:30 pm and headed to the north end of the lake. It was a great day to be on the water, 65° with a 5 mph wind from the NE. There was a light algae bloom in the water. The wate...
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Posted: 9/22/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
When I arrived at 3:00 pm the flyfishermen all said they weren't having much luck, just a few hits. With leaded line out 2 colors and small spoons (Dick Nite and Triple Teasers) in 3.5 hours hooked 1...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/19/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ok had a horrible day of fly fishing @ amber!!! I was really looking forward to this lake due to the selective gear and new state park rule. I figure not a lot Of people would fish there so it has to ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/7/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the water about 1:00 pm and headed to the other end of the lake. The air temperature was 78º with a slight south wind at 5 mph under overcast skies. The surface temperature was 67º with a sl...
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