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American Lake Report
Pierce County, WA

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06/17/2013
Trolling
Kokanee
Pink
Morning
06/18/2013
3
1192

I would like to say that I caught these fish, but I can't. Mr KAZ and his 2 boys had a great day. We launched our boats around 5:15 and headed right towards the island and bill's boathouse. I didn't get my first fish till 07:00 am. I was marking at 30 and 40 ft, but nothing was hitting. I was trolling between the launch and the island. It was around 60 ft deep, and I had was at 30 and 40 ft. I tried everything, but couldn't get a hit. Everytime Mr KAZ went by his youngest boy, around 5 or 6 would yell over and let me know how many fish they had. He was excited and having fun. So we decided to head towards bill's boathouse, and I changed back to all pink. As soon as we entered the gauntlet, something hit my pole with a vengeance, I have never seen that kind of hit on my downrigger pole. I started reeling in and I knew it was big. About half way in he came off, my heart sank, what a pig. Then as we passed the island on our left, I got bite after bite, They were all trout, lost 3 while trying to dip them and put 1 in the boat. So we stayed on that side of the island till around 9:45 and decided to call it a day. I marked good fish on both sides of the island but couldn't get a koke to bite, only trout. Needless to say, I could hear his youngest boy all morning, and I found out why when we loaded our boats and compared our fish. I was outfished by a long shot. Mr KAZ was a happy man, taking his 2 boys out and having a great time. The oldest boy caught the biggest koke, 16 inches. WOW what a pig. Mr KAZ asked how my smoker was working, I replied, you tell me tomorrow at work LOL


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c17hydro
6/18/2013 4:38:00 PM
Nice!!!!
OldVet
6/18/2013 8:55:00 PM
So what was Mr KAZ's secret? :-)
MotoBoat
6/18/2013 10:35:00 PM
One super nice size Kokanee, and Cutthroat!
dzfish
6/19/2013 1:46:00 AM
He said I wasn't doing the kokanee dance right. I need to stand on one foot. My smoker turned out another nice bunch of fish, the boys at work said they tasted great. Bring more. LOL
Toni
6/19/2013 1:20:00 PM
Well, dz, those were nice cutthroat. I can't tell but maybe the two farthest from the camera may be rainbows. His kokes are nice.
jimmydkokanee
6/19/2013 4:15:00 PM
Nice report dz,Great looking catch Mr.KAZ,sounds like you and the boys had a blast! How long does the kok fishing last on American,anyone?
KIDKOKANEE
6/19/2013 11:01:00 PM
Nice Fish !! lil jealious to see that many in one boat lately good fishn !! That a new smoker?? Mine has some character meaning not so clean !!ha!!Thanks for your report apprecaited!! taking a break from American and fishn Sammamish and Washington lately but now seeing your report American in my sights soon!! FISH ON!!!!
dzfish
6/20/2013 1:24:00 AM
Hi Toni- 7 kokes on the left and 5 trout on the right. Jim- This is only my second year for kokes, can't answer your question, sorry. Kid- yes, I am still in the process of breaking her in. I was making my little chief work too hard. The key for us at american lake is early, 05:30 am start time. But the most important thing is remember to do the kokanee dance before you fish!!!
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