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Amber Lake Report
Spokane County, WA

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11/13/2010
Trolling
Rainbow Trout
None
Black
Spoons
Afternoon
11/15/2010
5
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After an amazing day Friday at Dry Falls Lake, I hit Amber on Saturday in the "Portabote" with my 81 year old Dad.
In 3 hours we hooked 18 fish and landed 13.
Red/white Triple Teaser on mine, and Dad used a tiny black Dick Nite.
Both were equally successful.
Trolled one color of leadcore along the shoreline.
We were the only ones out on the water at the time. Air temp was in the low 30's, but no wind at all.
The Bows were mostly 16-18", but two were 12"ers with 16" attitudes.
Let's hear it for selective gear Catch and Release Fisheries!
Dave


Comments

earchcobber
11/15/2010 5:32:00 PM
nice fish,thanks for report.
Marc Martyn
11/15/2010 7:27:00 PM
Great photo of a tail splash!
Stonedfish
11/16/2010 9:40:00 AM
Nice reports DE. Glad you got into some quality eastern wa bows.
Fish fear the old reliable Triple Teaser!
deepbuzzer
11/16/2010 9:51:00 AM
great report, and nice fish.
bazzdude
11/16/2010 6:31:00 PM
wow, i love those pictures, the best ones i have seen in a very long time. Nice job. I have never fished that lake before, i know it is a selective lake fishery. How deep were the fish hanging out at? I don't have a fish finder and only a small trolling motor. Anyhow, nice report. Stay safe out there.
dkelliott3
11/16/2010 7:05:00 PM
Thanks for the compliment bazzdude. We spent most of our time trolling right along the shore in what I guess would be 6-12 feet of water. There I would have only one color of line out. (that's 10 yards of 27# lead core line) followed by about 10' of mono filament 4# leader.
However, we had hookups out in the middle with two or three colors of line out. Where there is 25-40' of water depth. I think this month it would be good fishing at about any depth or location. Dave
bazzdude
11/17/2010 9:12:00 PM
o well ok, thanks for the tips; i am not sure what you are talking about with the color of line and all. I just want to catch some nice trout.I am not a fly fisherman. Thanks and i will do a post after i fish it. It closes the ind of the month i think and can not keep any fish. Single barbless hooks are a must. I am looking forward to my trip.
dkelliott3
11/18/2010 8:50:00 AM
No matter....you shouldn't need lead-core line anyway. The fish are not deep. Look forward to your post. I'm dying to get back there once more before Nov. 30th. Am going the extra mile for wifey this weekend so I might get 'released' for a long day east over Thanksgiving weekend.
jmyers_56
11/23/2010 7:36:00 AM
I've been fishing Amber for 18 years. It is the only lake I fish. I only troll. Love the looks on the fly fishers faces when I am catching 2 fish to every one of thiers!
dkelliott3
11/23/2010 9:18:00 AM
Amber is now my 'go to' lake now that I've experienced C & R for the first time. It seems the action of the gear attracts the fishes attention like shiney new tools to the do-it-yourselfer. Props to flyfishermen though as they do have 40 and 50 fish days when they dial in on a hatch. And, there's nothing quite like having the line in your hand when a fish HITS.That's a feeling only gotten on a fly setup.
I have occassionally come across a snobbish fly'er, like last Saturday, but life's too short.......fish on.
Dave
bazzdude
11/25/2010 6:15:00 PM
o ya, i went to amber last weekend and cought the most beautifull fish i have seen in years, a 17in bow using a rapalla(single barbless of course) i am thinkin of trying it again next november. Nice quiet lake, no trash and beer cans eveywhere. I was woundering what kind of trolling methooods you guys use here and how deep. I am not much of a trout guy i like to catch and release bass mostly but i do like the single barbless catch and releast, does not hurt the fish at all i was very inpressed with that. I have coughten a lot of fish and put them in the net and all the hooks get cought but this way the only hook is already cought in the mouth. I liked the feeling of not hurting the fish once it het the net. Usually the net(roll) is what hurts the fish. Any how, stay safe out there.
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