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Horseshoe
Horseshoe
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 7/7/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I had some work with the Spokane Tribe this morning and I decided to try Horseshoe on the way back to Spokane. I got to the lake about noon or so. Water temps: 69° at the surface and 66° at 20' ...
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Fan
Fan
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 7/3/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to head to Fan for the morning. The weather was not so good, but the fishing was above average all things considered. Got on the water about 8:45 or so....temp was 68° at the surface an...
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Medical
Medical
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/23/2010
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try Medical today and got on the water around 11:00 am. The water was calm with a surface temp of 67° and 61° at 20'. There were no visible hatches and no fish rising. I began at the...
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Fish
Fish
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/2/2010
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After the weather broke a little bit in the afternoon I decided to go out to Fish Lake for a few hours of fishin' fun. I got on the water about 2:30 pm and all was fairly calm with a surface temp ...
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Fish
Fish
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/14/2010
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I got on the lake at about 9:00am. The water temp was 60° at the surface and 56° at 20" There were 3 hatches coming off as I entered the water. A sparse hatch of very large Mayflies (size 10 at l...
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Amber
Amber
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 4/19/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I took my maiden voyage at Amber lake for 2010 this morning. Got on the water about 10:00 am. Light breeze from the East that turned to be downright windy by midday. Water temp was 55° at the s...
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Fish
Fish
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 8/29/2009
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Fish Lake this morning for the first time in 2 months. The last 2 times there this yeat the fishing was average to good. Today.......It was great! Got on the water about 6:15am. The ...
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Fish
Fish
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 7/9/2009
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Fish this morning for a few hours. Got to the lake at 5:30am and on the water by 5:45am. Temps: 71° Surface and 62° at 18' Wind was gusty from the SW all day. I began marking fish at...
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Lost
Lost
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/27/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
This was one of 3 stops on a fishing excursion in some of my old stomping grounds. Lost Valley Reservior near New Meadows has been a very good trout fishery for years and I found it as good as I reme...
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Fish
Fish
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/17/2009
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to go to Fish Lake today since I had meetings in the afternoon. Got to the lake at 6:45 am, the temp was about 58° and it was calm. The water temp was 69°at the surface and about 62° at 20...
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Amber
Amber
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/13/2009
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Amber this morning. Got on the water about 7:45am. The water temp was 71° at the surface and 64° at 20'. It was dead calm most of the day with isn't usually good for this lake. I began ...
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Horseshoe
Horseshoe
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/12/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/12/2009
Hot Spots: 1
I had a meeting/presentation in Davenport this morning and decided to fish at Horseshoe for the first time. After taking a wrong turn (had my iPhone upside down!!!) I finally found the lake at abo...
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Beda
Beda
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/3/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I had a meeting in Moses Lake this morning so I decided to go out to Beda Lake for the fist time. I got on the water at about 11:00 am. Water temp 69° (Surface) and 63° 15-20'. About 73° and br...
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Medical
Medical
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/30/2009
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
As I was driving through Medical Lake I nearly killed a big black cat that ran in front of my truck. I'm usually not a superstitious person however this was a harbinger of things to come. I met a ...
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Jump Off Joe
Jump Off Joe
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/28/2009
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2009
Hot Spots: 2
We decided to go to Jump Off Joe this morning. We loaded in around 7:30 am and were the only ones on the water all day. Water temp: 67° (surface) and 60° at 12' (the lake has a mostly flat botto...
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Williams
Williams
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/26/2009
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to go out to Williams on Saturday. Loaded in at around 7:00 am. There were quite a few boats on the water fishing and recreating. I worked my way from the public launch along the weed line...
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Amber
Amber
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/26/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got out to Amber at about 7:00 am. There were several other fisherman loading in and about 12 or so on the water during the day. Air Temp: 54°, Water Temp: 64° (surface), 52° (at 15). Calm most o...
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Amber
Amber
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 8/24/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/24/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I was on my way to Fish Lake this morning when I got a chance of heart while driving down the Cheney-Spokane Road. Instead I went on out to Amber Lake. It was a good decision. The water was calm...
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Medical
Medical
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 8/10/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/10/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to go to Medical Lake for some fishing and to watch the Air Show going on at Fairchild. The air show was pretty good, but the fishing was better. The wind was an issue for most of the ...
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Fan
Fan
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 7/21/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/21/2008
Hot Spots: 2
I took a Monday off for once and headed to Fan Lake. It has been a month since I last visited. The surface temp was 70°, a light wind from the South and it was about 68° at 6:45am when I loaded ...
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Williams
Williams
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 7/13/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/13/2008
Hot Spots: 1
I went out to Williams lake today with a friend that is just starting to fly fish. We got on the lake about 8:00am or so. The water was calm and about 71°. There was no real surface activity all ...
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Amber
Amber
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/15/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I got to Amber about 7:30 am. The lake was calm and about 67° at the surface. Fish were rising just about everywhere. I began with a brown dry pattern to match the hatch. This produced 4 fish, t...
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Amber
Amber
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/31/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/31/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I took my business partner to Amber for his first try at fly fishing this morning. We got on the water by 8:00am and began to get strikes immediately. We were using a variant of an Olive Willie ...
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Fan
Fan
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/31/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/2008
Hot Spots: 1
Decided to go to Fan today. Loaded in around 7:15am. Overcast, calm and about 55°. The water temp was 61° at the surface and 55° at 12'. Saw some indications of a chironomid hatch. Small ...
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Jump Off Joe
Jump Off Joe
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/4/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2008
Hot Spots: 2
Got to the lake around 8:30 am. The water temp was about 54° at the surface and 48° at 10'. I began working my way from the launch to the far side with sink tip line and an Olive Willie. Caught...
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