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Amber
Amber
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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Amber
Amber
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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Amber
Amber
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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Amber
Amber
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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Amber
Amber
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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Chopaka
Chopaka
By: dbk
Posted: 7/15/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Chopaka again on the 13th, this time with my dad. We camped out the night before and hit the lake about 8am hoping for an early bite that we never picked up fishing damsel nymphs/leeches off s...
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Chopaka
Chopaka
By: dbk
Posted: 7/9/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Chopaka on the 5th and arrived at the lake a bit after 9am. Winds were intermittent, but very mild and there were damsels hovering iinches over the lake as I was putting in my pontoon, which...
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Chopaka
Chopaka
By: dbk
Posted: 5/25/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Chopaka this morning to find a small "city" of people camping there.... lots of people are there, which is not unusual, especially for this time of year. Weather conditions were "interesti...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: dbk
Posted: 5/2/2012
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 0
Fished: 5/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Longing for some brookies, I fished a lake in the Okanogan this afternoon for a few hours that can put out some nice sized brook trout. I arrived about 12:30pm and had the lake to myself. Conditions...
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Okanogan River
Okanogan River
By: dbk
Posted: 10/24/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Okanogan River this afternoon in hopes of hooking up with some steel. Lots of Kings still in the river though you cannot fish for them legally. Spent three hours swinging a large black artic...
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Medical
Medical
By: dbk
Posted: 4/1/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I had an unexpected opportunity to spend a few hours fishing Medical from llam-1pm with a friend who knows what he is doing, and was there on the lake when I arrived. We fished the north end and had ...
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Omak
Omak
By: dbk
Posted: 2/28/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
To shake off the cabin fever I spend the afternoon (1-3pm) fly fishing the north end of Omak lake from shore. It was very windy so I decided to leave the pontoon boat at home rather than fight the wi...
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Amber
Amber
By: dbk
Posted: 9/24/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Amber lake for the first time all year. When I arrived on the water at 4pm, I immediately hit three fish suspended 12-15 ft down in 25 ft of water in front of the boat launch. I only water ...
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Spokane River
Spokane River
By: dbk
Posted: 8/6/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Spokane river downstream of the Maple Street bridge for only an hour, but took five trout, the two largest being 17' and 19' respectively. The quality of the rainbows in this river systerm...
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Bayley
Bayley
By: dbk
Posted: 7/3/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Bayley from 6 am -1pm today and was the only person on the lake for the entire time. The surface water temps were warm to the touch, and its not a lake I would hit again until the water cool...
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Amber
Amber
By: dbk
Posted: 6/27/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I hit the lake this morning around 9 with a buddy of mine- conditions were far from ideal: little to no wind, very calm/flat surface with no character, bright blue sky and a high sun. We both began t...
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