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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/5/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/5/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Took jr. and myself out to Little American around 5:00 pm. Both of us limited in about 1 hour. Fishing from the shore, using Orange Power Egg and 18-24 in. leader. All were in the 10 in. range with...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/19/2001
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/19/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful afternoon. Thermometer in my pocket read almost 70 degrees. The surface temp was 52. My friend Damon picked me up at the dock, and off we went. I was trolling my favorite Super Duper, and fi...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/14/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 4/14/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My partner and I started fishing at 9:30 am and fished until 1:00. While I didn't actually check the water temperature, it was cold. Fishing for my boat, we trolled flies, rooster tails, and small s...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/10/2001
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/10/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Pouring down rain four O'clock in the afternoon. I was having a bad case of withdrawal, so out I go, ultra light spinning rod in hand, rainbow colored Super Duper tied on the line. First cast, 12" rai...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/29/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 3/29/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Lots of rain -- no fish--if any body can tell me where to try and find perch on this lake --PLEASE-- e-mail me at troller931@hotmail.com I have heard that the lake has perch in it but I can't find th...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/27/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 3/27/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the lake for about 5 hours. No good, lots of fish on the finder but no takers---the lake is about 5'lower than this time last year--watch out--trolled wedding rings and worms
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/6/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 10/6/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the lake at my usual time 2:30 p.m. I notice that there was a lot of algae on the water. I figured the fishing was going to be tough ,but thought I would give it a try. I got out my 7ft. Lurh...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/26/2000
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/26/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Started out trolling on downriggers at 60,45, 35, and 50 feet, small hand tied spinners. We ended up catching fish at all depths mentioned, but it wasn't red hot. So, after a couple hours we motored ...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/26/2000
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Rating: 1
Fished: 7/26/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Fished LiL' American this afternoon and not much on the trolling side so we tried a tad bit of still and we only had a few bites. It was in the afternoon 'round 2pm-5pm of course this was a new spot f...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/17/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2000
Hot Spots: 0
We hit the lake late morning, looking for pan fish. I read the night before in Washington Hunting and Fishing News that there was a weed bar running from the mainland to the Island just south of Bil...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/1/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2000
Hot Spots: 0
The key to bank fishing at American Lake is use a 1/8 oz egg weight. With about a 6 foot leader on a swivel. Make sure your hook is not too large so that two power eggs will float. Make sure you...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/14/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2000
Hot Spots: 0
As often as I have fished this lake I always look forward to getting out and trying my luck. I've been fishing this lake for the last 6 or 7 years and I am never disappointed and this day was no excep...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/12/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/12/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Read the fishing report written on May 11, 2000 and figured this might be a good lake to try. Got up at dark o'clock Friday morning and took off for American Lake. Arrived at the public fishing bea...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/12/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/12/2000
Hot Spots: 0
After reading the latest reports on American Lake, my son and I got up at dark o'clock and left for the lake. We got there and all setup by first light expecting to catch our limits and be home by 0...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/10/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Hi all. I went out this morning about 8 am, a couple of the guys on the bank said nothing was biting, so I put some chum out where I fish most of the time, put on some Zekes Sierra Gold, with a whit...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/7/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/7/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the shore by the boat launch at Fort Lewis at about 9:30. Used green power eggs gooey with Berkeley trout attractant on size 10 hooks attached to 3 foot 4lb leader (my dad used 6lb)of the bo...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/2/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I went to American Lake about 8 am and put my boat in at the launch. I went straight out and started trolling a green F4 flatfish, then switched to a rooster-tail. Trolled for about an hour with no lu...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I GOT OUT TO THE LAKE AT ABOUT 9:30AM. I STARTED OFF FISHING THE DOCK AT SHORELINE PARK. I CAUGHT THREE NICE 11 INCHERS ON A BLACK ROOSTER TAIL. I DECIDED TO TRY MY LUCK OUT AT THE OLD BOAT LAUNCH.I ...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/28/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I fished American a couple of weedends ago and used a frog Flatfish of the surface and caught two chunky 12" bows in a couple of hours. This lake has good surface action, no reason to go deep.
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/22/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/22/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Rough water, cold day, and hot fishing. Went to the lake after breakfast and launched the boat about 9 AM. Water temp was 57 deg F. We trolled Super Dupers [2 inch size] silver & red and solid red bot...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/22/2000
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/22/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I set out about 0700 wanting to try out my new rod and reel I just bought the other day. Skies were partly cloudy to mostly sunny with a stiff wind blowing from the South. I trolled the NW corner of t...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/19/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/19/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Hi the fishing is good at little American from shore, I fish it tues, wed, thurs. in the morning. most of the fish are 12 to 15 in or bigger, the bigger ones go rite thru the 4 lb leader we use out...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/10/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/10/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Well, last weeks oil cap debacle turned into this weeks pretty decent fittin trip. Talked to some dudes at the ramp who had engine trouble. Been there done that. Trolled on top at first, with a weddi...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/6/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/6/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Well the water temp was 49 and it was windy. I slow trolled into the wind, yielded one nice 14 in kokanee.This was with ford fender/ wedding ring spinner and power bait /worm. Saw several fish caught ...
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American
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/3/2000
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/3/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Trolling lil american ford fender , wedding band spinner bright red power bait several good hits and misses, then solid hookup 14 in kokanee ....water temperature 53deg.
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