Got to American Lake this morning at 6:30 and there were about a dozen boats or so on the water. As usual, by the time I got to the north end of the lake, there was nobody catching any fish. There seems to be a lot of people fishing American Lake for kokanee, but not a lot of people who are having success catching them. I have been out on the lake 4 times in the last week, and have caught a limit of 10 kokanee each time( I have been fishing with another person each day). We were off the lake by 9:00. Contrary to popular belief, there are plenty of kokanee in the lake, and they are not hard to find. The News Tribune says that people are having trouble finding fish, this is a farce. They seem to be most predominant at the northern part of the lake, but can be found anywhere in the lake. The biggest mistake that I see other anglers making is that they are trolling at speeds that are too fast. Kokanee seem to bite the best when trolling at speeds that are between .9 and 1.3 miles per hour. So if you are having trouble hitting fish, try and slow down, I guarantee it will help. I hate seeing people not having success on a lake that is full of beautiful looking and extremely delicious eating fish. So good luck and GO SLOWER!!!
Rue

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