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By: Toni
Posted: 11/9/2024
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2024
Hot Spots: 1
We were at the lake from 11:00am to 3:00pm. The weather was cloudy with periods of sun. It was a very nice day of catching. The water temp was 56.
Nightcrawler pieces on a drop shot type setup with 2...
By: Toni
Posted: 7/26/2024
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/21/2024
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I started fishing around 8:30 and we stopped at 11am. It was a bit breezy from time to time which got the speed up to 1.7 or down to .9 mpg. We even had a sprinkle or two. I did apply sunsc...
By: No_Regerts
Posted: 10/18/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/15/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Saw a favorable weather report, so I got out on American Lake to fish for smallmouth. Got out at 7:30 and I saw some healthy vegetation, so I started out trying to cover water with crankbaits, jerkba...
By: scottro
Posted: 9/11/2023
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/9/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Well a tougher day but managed 3 per person.
Some hogs out there
45ft on the wire 1.4mph
By: scottro
Posted: 9/5/2023
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/4/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Lost a limit and caught a limit . Done by 9 just a smash fest in the drizzle
Tight lines!
By: Diehardfishing
Posted: 5/29/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2023
Hot Spots: 0
We got on the water at 0845 and was off the water at 1245. It was a hot day of fishing and we could not keep them off. Unfortunately, all the fish we caught were plants, and we did not catch anythi...
By: cwbraue
Posted: 4/30/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/30/2023
Hot Spots: 0
I think this lake is seriously overrated. I got on the water by 7:15 and the water feels warm, fish should have been active. I saw a few trout jump and that was it. I only caught one small fish, a roc...
By: yakawop1
Posted: 4/29/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Got a late start,, on the water with my kayak at 10am. Pulling a wet fly around with sinking line going down fairly deep.. I had tied up a red woolybugger with crystal flash ribs and tail with whi...
By: Bay wolf
Posted: 4/14/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/12/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with my good friend Salmon Chaser for some non-stop trout action on American lake. The wind was troublesome at first, but he suggested we go into a small cove and the bite was on! Check out t...
By: Tiny Tyee
Posted: 3/31/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/29/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Went to American Lake again on Wednesday. Launched and started trolling around 3:00pm. Was using pop-gear(Rooster Trolls) and a floating hard plastic minnow. 80-100ft of line out.Had two rods, both wi...
By: Tiny Tyee
Posted: 3/23/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/22/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out to American Lake to troll for some trout. Thought I'd be able to catch one or two decent fish before the barometer dropped. Got to the launch at 2:30pm and started to troll around 3:00. Had...
By: Diehardfishing
Posted: 2/13/2023
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/11/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Started trolling at 0820 and closed the day out at about 1430 hrs. We caught two limits and had another 17 take-downs. Fishing leadcore set up on one side of the boat. I was out 4 colors and 25-30...
By: Toni
Posted: 10/15/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/14/2022
Hot Spots: 3
I got my son Bo to take me fishing for perch on Friday the 14th. We got to the lake around 9am and left sometime between 12 and 1. Water temperature was 65 degrees. Air temp was 50 and rising with a b...
By: tombee77
Posted: 6/23/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2022
Hot Spots: 1
After catching a couple of small trout I ended up catching two really nice kokanee one 16+ and the other 15+ inches. Green wedding ring paid off with a 1oz slider weight hitting the right depth.
h...
By: fishermenkenny
Posted: 5/25/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/25/2022
Hot Spots: 0
A worthy 5 star day on American Lake this past Wednesday. No, I don’t think it was anything I was doing special, the bite was on!
Fished around the perimeter of Silcox island in about 50-60ft of wa...
By: tombee77
Posted: 5/20/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Caught 5 of the biggest trout I've ever caught in American Lake the other day exclusively using Mag Lip lures. This is one of the best lures for catching BIG trout.
By: Guammaine
Posted: 5/1/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/1/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Started out with loosing a whooper had him a foot from the net and hook came out of his lip. He floated for a few seconds and blinked at me and went on with his day. Then 20 min later both rods were ...
By: Sharkbait123
Posted: 4/20/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/20/2022
Hot Spots: 0
This weekend describes fishing in a nutshell, I drove 900 miles this weekend (back and forth plus running around) to hunt and fish around Lake Roosevelt. I shot 2 turkeys with one shell (my first turk...
By: Toni
Posted: 4/15/2022
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/15/2022
Hot Spots: 1
We started fishing at 9:30am and quit at 1:30pm. The water was 48 degrees almost 49. It was pleasant when the sun was out but it was cold when the wind blew. We managed not to get anything but a few ...
By: Toni
Posted: 3/25/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/25/2022
Hot Spots: 0
My hip had been hurting all week and with this being one of the best days to go fishing I told my son he should go. He sent me a text saying he was trolling 1mph with downriggers at 10 and 20 feet dow...
By: Toni
Posted: 3/5/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/5/2022
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I started a little before 10am and with mutual consent stopped at noon.
We had a few bites with each of us getting a perch. My son’s first catch was a mass of fishing line. What in the w...
By: Toni
Posted: 2/12/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/12/2022
Hot Spots: 1
It was sunny with a cold breeze. Water temp was 43 degrees. The sun brought out wake boarders and jet skiers.
We fished 9:30am-1:30pm. We did not find any big schools. Just little wisps on the botto...
By: Bay wolf
Posted: 2/6/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/6/2022
Hot Spots: 1
Decided to give American Lake a try, since we were craving some fresh perch for a fish fry. We got to the lake about 1:30, just as the sun burned off the fog and started to warm things up. As we mot...
By: Toni
Posted: 1/22/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/22/2022
Hot Spots: 3
My son and I started at 9:30am when we found a school of perch in the northeast end of the lake.
But by the time we got set up the school had moved. Therefore, we moved. Found them again. My son pull...
By: Toni
Posted: 1/17/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/17/2022
Hot Spots: 1
This was the first time out fishing for me this year. We arrived and were trolling by 9am. It was very overcast and cold. But about noon it cleared to partly cloudy with bits of sun.
We were suppose...