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American Lake Report
Pierce County, WA

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01/18/2013
31° - 35°
Other
Rainbow Trout
Power Eggs
Yellow
Mostly Sunny
Hook & Bait
Afternoon
01/18/2013
3
1021

Well today I fished for 3 hours and caught 2 Rainbows, one 13 inch and one 15 inch. This was not one of my best days but 2 fish were caught so thats why I gave it a 3. This was the first time in December or January I could have kept fishing after 2 fish because I had one under 14 inches (only 2 over 14 inches per day). But 2 O'clock came around and I had to go pick my son up from school so I called it a day. For some reason I am getting 2 fish every time and nothing more. but I usually only fish for 2 hours today 3. So that I dont bore everyone with all the little details I used the exact setup that I have been using in the last couple of post that I have done. I will probably fish again monday hopefully with something a little bigger to report. If you have any questions feel free to ask.


Comments

Toni
1/18/2013 7:11:00 PM
Ya Mike catch all those trout so I can come find the kokanee. No really. LOL Thank you for your report!
Russ Carver
1/19/2013 7:45:00 AM
Mike
Have there been any boats out trolling or is the lake frozen over?Thanks for the reports.I cant wait until the weather warms.
whitten1823
1/19/2013 7:02:00 PM
I'm new to WA fishing wise and fish out of a Hobie Kayak. Would it be safe for a yak out there?
Mike@Bills
1/21/2013 3:32:00 PM
No ice on the lake. We dont usually get ice because there is so much boat traffic going back and forth to the island.
Russ Carver do you have a Duckworth? the name sounds really familiar did you used to moor your boat on American Lake?
Whitten1823 there is lots of kayaks on the lake and it would be a perfect place for it lots of water to cover. There is a couple people who fish from yaks out here already.
kokanee_slayer
1/22/2013 8:34:00 AM
Mike,
Great job on catching the Trout!!! Gave it a shot Friday as well but was primarily trying to see if I could entice a Kok to bite. So I had one rod rigged for Koks and the other for Trout. Had a couple drive-bys but nothing more. For Trout, guess I should have been fishing closer to Bill's or Little American. I was mainly fishing the area between Silcox and the VA.
Mike@Bills
1/22/2013 3:15:00 PM
Kokanee_slayer were you in a white Hewes craft? I saw a couple boats out but did not know if they had any luck. I dont even waste my time fishing for kokes right now but come the end of march I will be in my boat with all the other crazies every morning. See ya out there.
kokanee_slayer
1/22/2013 7:52:00 PM
Yep, that was me. But you know what, I caught my first "American" Kok earlier that this last year; love the challenge. I was actually marking a few on the finder and had a drive-by at about 50 ft. You are definitely nailing the Trout. I don't fish for them much anymore because once I started fishing for Koks, the wife got spoiled. Maybe we will meet up sometime. "Tight Lines"
Mike@Bills
1/23/2013 10:16:00 AM
This is the first year in probably 10 years I have fished in the winter but am kinda enjoying fishing without using a downrigger for right now. Once the Kokes start biting I will be out atleast 5 days a week.
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