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American Fishing Reports

By: c17hydro
Posted: 6/4/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
First, I'd like to say thanks to my Buddy for hooking me up with one of his kayaks....without it, I probably would not have caught my first Kokanee. We hit the lake at 630ish...got out on the water...
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By: spokey9
Posted: 6/3/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Once again went down to the boathouse, thought about goin to a few other places but in the end didn't really want to drive all over. My girlfriend and i got there a lil after 6:30am and fished til 2p...
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By: elrika
Posted: 6/3/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It was a beautiful day for fishing (low 60’s, partly sunny, tolerable north wind), but I found it to be a slow day for catching. I started out at 9:30 and returned to the ramp at 1:00 with two kokanee...
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By: procaster
Posted: 6/2/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
If I was a fishaholic, I geuss I would be on a dink binge. I think it has just been bad timing with the weather. I launched out of boat launch by the base and fished towards little american lake. ...
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By: arniejl
Posted: 6/2/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, hit American at daylight. My buddy and I boated 10 smallmouth throughout the morning. Nothing big, by any means. Wind was a challenge but the more that I do it, the less it bothers me. I ha...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/2/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
7am surface temp was 56. Only caught 2, right at 2lbs missed two more (the big ones) Not bad for not knowing smallmouth, it's only my second smallie outting. I hope to be better next time. I did see l...
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By: spokey9
Posted: 5/31/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Since it was goin to be nice i went back to the boathouse. I was fishing a slip float about 28 ft deep on one rod and free floating a worm with the other. i got 6 perch and picked up a couple of chu...
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By: Toni
Posted: 5/30/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I think I started fishing about 6am finished about 8:30am. I think I lost about 5 and then the 5 for my limit. Man, these things are slimy. I was using a rag to hold on to one while I made the cut t...
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By: Toni
Posted: 5/29/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/29/2011
Hot Spots: 2
American Lake 5-29-11 The lure of weighty Kokanee from American Lake had me preparing the boat, motor, and gear after work on Saturday. Motor ran after first pull while I was still in the driveway....
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By: Lock3056
Posted: 5/29/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took the boy out Casting, He's 4... He did really well, Caught his first fish casting. Unfortunatly it was just a Rock Bass. he did so well I went out an bought him a real fishing rod and reel. I caug...
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By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/28/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all day long, pitching mostly to docks. Found smallies everywhere! I caught 11, my buddy caught three, his first bass of the year! Also landed about 30 rock bass and one decent trout. Pitch...
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Posted: 5/28/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit American with no luck today for Largemouth. Only threw crawdad spinnerbait.Anybody have any better suggestions?
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Posted: 5/27/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to American and fished from my kayak using bobber and power bait at 15 feet. No luck but saw some people catch bass. I have no clue how to fish for bass or kokanee. Any help?
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Posted: 5/27/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My friend and I got a late start fishing American lake today.We were fishing by about 10. We started trolling immediately out of the launch and were headed straight for the north side of the island to...
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By: spokey9
Posted: 5/26/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to brave the weather to head back down to the boathouse. Got there about 9am and left around 5pm. The bite was slow again today. Picked up 12 perch and 4 rainbows all on a slip bobber set to...
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By: elrika
Posted: 5/26/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at the boat ramp about 1015 to find only two trailers in the lot. What’s up, where is everybody? I found the fishing to be slow combined with a stiff SW wind. I guess the crowd figured it ou...
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Posted: 5/25/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water about 9:30 am, overcast, suprisingly calm. Started working docks and saw beds right from the get go. With no wind, and good water clarity, the fish were pretty spooky. It appears that mo...
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By: fretzca
Posted: 5/24/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had all of my fishing rods taken from the berkley boat launch this Saturday May 21. Was there to fish a tournament for Washington State Pond Jumperz. Helped someone with their boat and when i looked b...
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By: Ocktane
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
WOW! Great day! Sorry I'm posting this report late. Hit the water about 7 am and headed to the northwest end. Fished the docks along the point and onward north. Water temp around 55, overcast in ...
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By: spokey9
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My girlfriend had the day off so we went back down to the boathouse (just to see if we couldn't get lucky with a cabela's fish, lol). Got there around 9am and fished til around 6pm. It was a really ...
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By: spokey9
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I heard the perch where biting pretty good so i went down to boathouse to give a go. I was fishing 2 rods (i bought the endorsment). one was a slip bobber set to 8 feet to target rainbows. It was a...
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By: TBone
Posted: 5/21/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well we hit the lake at daybreak with a light shower of rain, as we motored out there were fish jumping everywhere so we had big expectations..I tied up a homemade spinner the night before to try on t...
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By: elrika
Posted: 5/20/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Another beautiful day on American Lake! The water was glassy smooth most of the morning with a bright clear sky. I fished from 0930 to 1230 between the south side of Silcox Island and the VA hospital ...
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By: fretzca
Posted: 5/19/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished hard from 7am to about 3pm. Only was about to pull in one SMB that was about 3 pounds. It was caught of a rocky bottom about 6 ft down using a watermelon senko dropshotting. Water temp was read...
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By: Toni
Posted: 5/19/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
What can I say but it was one of those days. Fishing wasn’t red hot like it has been. The sun was shining but the wind was blowing. I had trouble steering. Is there any way we can see ahead as to how ...
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