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By: raffensg64
Posted: 5/12/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Folks, this is a story and a learning lesson as much as it is a fishing report. I fished the north end of Medical from 10:30 to 3:00, getting several browns and rainbows on nymphs. Browns ran to 19"...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 5/12/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My partner and I were both on the water by 11:00. Immediately began getting strikes, bumps, taps and short strikes (hit and runs as I call them). Only about one of every three or four looks resulted...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 5/2/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the water at about 10:00 A.M. I fished the south (launch) end today. Just 10 minutes after my arrival, a gentlemen and his boys show up and park directly SW of the launch, despite the sign at...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 3/20/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Medical Lake's productivity has dropped off drastically over the past week or so, despite the presence of decent hatches. In the past 3 days, my partner and I fished for at least 15 hours, probably m...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 3/17/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Four fish to net today, three rainbows and one brown, with a couple others lost. Two of the rainbows were pushing 24" and the brown measured out at 19". My partner, who started an hour or so before ...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 3/14/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Headed to Amber again due to warmer temps and gentler winds, hoping to have another day like yesterday, but it was not to be so. Warmer today with low 50s but surface water temp still 42. Winds from...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 3/13/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake at 9:00 A.M. Set up my pontoon boat, which was still covered in snow and freezing rain (brrrrrrrr) from the previous night, then spent a half hour sitting in my truck lamenting th...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 3/5/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Being a local, I have fished Medical's north end for at least a few hours in each of the five days since the March 1st opener. Surface water temps are holding at 42-44. Chironomid hatches have been ...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/20/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Having fished Sprague the day prior and only getting 1 small rainbow in 5 hours of fishing, I had to try it again. Winds from the NE at 10-15 MPH, bright and sunny, water temp 42. Same results, only...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 7/16/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Much slower today than yesterday, most likely due to much warmer temps (upper 80s) and lack of wind. Surface water temp 73 upon arrival and 76 upon my departure. Very little surface activity despite ...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 7/14/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
14 fish today, 10 rainbows and 4 cutties, all 16-19" except for one little guy, while fishing damsel and stillwater nymphs vertically with a type VI sink line. All fish strong and healthy and fought ...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 7/9/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/8/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Dropped anchor and began fishing at 10:00. Surface water temp a cool 72 and winds from the SW at 10-12 MPH. Temp mid 60s to 70. Fished a dual still water nymph and chironomid vertically in 25 feet ...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 6/19/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I gave Medical my best short yesterday for 4 hours, from 10:00 to 2:00 with nothing to show for it....nothing, notta, zip, not a single take! Surface water temp 74, winds from the SW at 10 MPH. Star...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 6/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Amber fished much better today than two days ago. I got 18 to net, 14 rainbows and 4 cutthroats, 16-20" range, while fishing chironomids and nymphs deep on a type VI sink line. I started in my usual...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 6/15/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Only a dozen fish today, 10 rainbows and 2 cutthroats, ranging in size from 16-19", between the two of us in nearly 6 hours of fishing. We fished chironomids near the bottom with full sink lines, a t...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 5/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Finally, a 5-rating from West Medical! Arrived at 0945, fully expecting not to catch fish until 1100 or later. Moved to the corner immediately west of the launch and dropped anchor in 8 feet of wate...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 5/19/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/19/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished W. Medical from 10:00 to 2:00. Arrived to find it windswept and white-capped due to SW winds at 20 MPH and even stronger gusts. Headed to the relative calm and safety of the west side, near t...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 5/6/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I fished the west side of West Medical with chironomid patterns from 9:45 until 2:45. Low 50s and SW winds at 12-15 MPH. Only 10-12 subtle takes until 11:15, with just 1 trout to net. From 11:15 to...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 5/3/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished W. Medical from 10:00 to 2:00. Water temp 53, winds SW at about 10-12. Arrived to find and incredible chironomid hatch ongoing and the swallows buzzing the water, scooping them up. The fish,...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 3/25/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Made my first Amber trip of the year after driving by Medical this A.M. and counting it out. Thankfully I took my gear and pontoon despite having heard no news about it's ice situation. I arrived to...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 7/20/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/20/2008
Hot Spots: 0
After hearing that the flows were down, I made my first trip to the Spokane River. Fished off Riverside and below the T.J. Menoch (sp) Bridge. While still somewhat high, the river is beginning to ge...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 7/9/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Medical from 12:30 to 3:00. Hot, sunny and bright, surface water temp 77. Took my little used 8-weight loaded with type VI sinking line and 2X tippet so I could land and release fish as quick...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 7/2/2008
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/2/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Putting aside our fly rods and pontoon boats due to warmer weather, water and finicky trout, a partner and I broke out our spinning rods and john boat and headed to Downs for some jumbo perch. What d...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 6/27/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2008
Hot Spots: 0
15 rainbows and a few cutthroat today for my partner and I while fishing from 9:00 to 2:00. Sun was high and bright, winds were calm, with temps in mid-80s. Surface water temp 70. Those caught were...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 6/15/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 0930. Moved to deep water immediately across from the launch and anchored down. Started with a still water nymph fished vertically on type VI sinking line. Got a few bumps but no takes....