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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/21/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/19/2006
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The good news-I caught and released 16 fish on Amber on Wednesday. The bad news-It took 8 hours to do it. The Water is now up to 52-53 degrees. The warmer water has allowed the fish to move out of ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/24/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/24/2006
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Managed about 10 fish to net from about 20 takes while fishing chironimids. Not bad, but it took 8 hours!! Still some large fish, 18-20", but the majority were recent planters. Weather about 50-55 deg...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/26/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2006
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Back to Amber in hopes of an evening hatch. Noticed several shucks on the water, mostly small. Went deeper today, 10-12 feet, with chironimids. Managed a couple fish on an olive pattern. Then moved in...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/16/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/16/2006
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What a difference 24 hours can make! Yesterday I loved this lake but today I highly dislike it!!! Just kidding. Nearly same weather and water temps today as yesterday, but the fish didn't seem to care...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/17/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/17/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Gary, I read your report on Amber (and Medical) and figured I'd take a shot to see if this was the same guy I fished with on a frequent basis last summer. If so, email me so we can get caught up. It...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/12/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake about 11 a.m. , partly cloudy, 72 degrees and a slight breeze. I immediately started catching fish on a olive colored leech. About 2 p.m. I decided to explore the shallow south e...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/2/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/2/2006
Hot Spots: 0
The recent heat wave that we are experiencing in eastern Washington is having an effect on the area lakes.
Got on the water at 8:30 this morning. The surface temp of the water was 78 degrees and the...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/7/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/4/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Despite the continued high water temperature, the lake still is producing larger rainbows, 18-22" range. On 7/4 the fish seemed to be concentrated on the north end of the lake. After the recent stro...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/24/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/24/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Great day to be on the lake, clear 70 degrees with a light breeze. The water temperature was 62 degrees and the fish were hitting green soft hackles, water boatman and leeches.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/11/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2006
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Hit the water at 9:30. Lots of sun with light winds and water temp at 56. Noticed chironimids on the surface but elected to fish stillwater nymphs and leech patterns. After 45 minutes and zero takes I...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/23/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/23/2006
Hot Spots: 0
The Budster and I managed 12 rainbows, the largest being a 22" triploid, while fishing chironimid patterns vertically with a full sink line and slow retrieve. 6 fish took a black snowcone and 6 took a...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/6/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/6/2007
Hot Spots: 0
While the lake is still largely covered with ice, there is a navigable strip of water about 14-15' wide immediately off the boat launch. This strip parallels the bank and grows progressively wider, to...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/7/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/7/2007
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About 10 of us relieved our "cabin fever" today on Amber! Bloodworms seemed to be the way to go, as nearly everyone was using them and getting good action. I managed 8 or so to the net with double tha...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/17/2007
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Rating: 2
Fished: 3/14/2007
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Got to fish Amber for the first time with our software engineer, Aaron, and also met at the launch a WL.com regular, Gary from Spokane. The weather was clear skies but breezy, making it seem colder th...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/24/2007
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/24/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Den and I fished the south end shallows from 10:30 to 5:30. Temps in mid 50s, cloudy, water at 43 and light winds. No blood worm patterns used today, just several small chironimid patterns. Roughly 6...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/26/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/26/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Back to Amber today. Loaned my second pontoon to a bass fishing buddy, Tim, who'd never caught trout before on fly rod/flies. Wanted him to see a "real" fighting fish! Began at 10:00. Slow at first b...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/2/2007
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/2/2007
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I have been fishing amber lake for the past 3 days now right off the boat launch shore and despite not having a boat or float tube i have been very successful landing too many fish to count. On friday...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/2/2007
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/2/2007
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Went to amber at about 2:30 and fished until 7. Not a touch. Fished chronomids of almost every color with and without strike indicators. We fished around the launch area and the fish were rolling left...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/5/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/5/2007
Hot Spots: 0
A small navy arrived at Amber today due to warm temps and sunny skies! Easily 30 boats coming and going while I was there. I got 14 rainbows to net today between 10:30 and 2:30 while fishing various c...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/7/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/7/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the water about 10:30. Sunny, 60 degrees and NE wind with white caps on the lake. Water temp. 48 degrees. Rowed to the north end to get out of the wind.
Caught 2 total, one on a green wooly l...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/11/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/11/2007
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Amber finally fished great today for Den, Gator and me, after a very poor prior week. For whatever reason they came out of their slump! Water temp 48 degrees. Sunny skies w/light swirling winds. From ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/14/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
It rained all morning and all I caught was one rainbow.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/21/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/21/2007
Hot Spots: 0
A partner and I fished Amber from 3:00 to 7:00. Surface water temp 54, winds light out of the SW, overcast w/light rain. We landed 30 fish between the two of us, only 4-5 of which were under 15". The ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/1/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/1/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Too hot, too bright, too calm....in a word, TOUGH! Temps 70-85, surface water temp 70, mostly non-existent wind. We were all on the lake by 9:45. By 2:00 I'd managed only 10 hook-ups, with 2 snappe...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/30/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/30/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I fished for about two hours between 2:30 P.M. and 4:30 P.M. and landed eight fish (all released). Four of which were over 16 inches and pretty good fighters. The other four were around 10-12 inches. ...
