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By: smokey34
Posted: 10/2/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Nice day on the water in my new (for me) Arima sea hunter. 3 quick Kokes about 7 AM, including a double hook-up. Quiet s soon as the sun hits the water. Favorite sep-up is swing blade in green and h...
By: my87
Posted: 9/14/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
gave the rivers a rest,so went perch fishing.found them in 30 ft to 34 ft deep.got 16 all nice size.pictured is the bait and location..<
By: micahgee
Posted: 9/14/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Took my kayak out to American lake at daybreak for a couple hours of trolling for Kokanee. Fishing was slow for me, after a couple hours I missed 2 hits on wiggle hoochies ~30 feet down on the downrig...
By: bandseeker
Posted: 9/11/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Kokanee is hot on American Lake right now. The rain has brought cooler water temps by a little and the fish seem to be feeding later in the morning now. The best bite is still at day break but goes un...
By: rythefisherman
Posted: 8/27/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Second time out for Kokanee. Caught a big kokanee, missed another, and a rainbow trout. The kokanee was 17 inches and almost two pounds.
By: rythefisherman
Posted: 8/17/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/17/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Went out to catch some kokanee. First time ever fishing for them, we got a 16" kokanee and a 13 " rainbow trout. Lost a kokanee at the boat. Trolled almost straight out from the launch. Caught a good ...
By: hlindsay
Posted: 8/11/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/11/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Got on the water about 5:30, fished the south end of the lake with lines from 20 to 35 ft, depth varied, mostly on the west side of the lake. Got 2 koi and 1 RBT in the boat by around 7:00. Lost 1 and...
By: DavidA
Posted: 8/11/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This was only my second trip to American, it being over an hour away from where I live, but when I was there last, I was really impressed. I only got a bunch of small rock bass, and the wind was blowi...
By: Rob55
Posted: 8/2/2014
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/2/2014
Hot Spots: 1
I haven't been fishing in over a year. Just moved to JBLM from Maryland. My son said daddy teach me to fish. Went to American lake, got a boaters card and fishing license. Movers creamed my micro spin...
By: hlindsay
Posted: 7/31/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/31/2014
Hot Spots: 2
fished from 530 to 10. 2 Kok, 1 RBT, 3 missed hits. Wiggle hoochie was the only thing that got hits. I started with one behind a sling blade and ended up with 3 rods out of 4 with wiggle hoochies. Tip...
By: Toni
Posted: 7/30/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/28/2014
Hot Spots: 1
I took my grandkids fishing today with Kim's (pinkpole) help. We went fast to one end of the lake then fast to the other end where we fished in Little American. I may have ruined it by going fast firs...
By: my87
Posted: 7/26/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
not a bad day,perch were far and few,got 11.2 were 12 in,thanks for the feed back on my report on spanaway lake the other day.I think its a real live point Wilson dart...lol
By: flyfisherguy
Posted: 7/24/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake at 4:30 p.m., would have arrived sooner but got stuck in heavy traffic. The wind was blowing pretty good but not so bad that I couldn't manage my porta-bote with my electric motor....
By: the doc
Posted: 7/21/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
kokanee kid and i took my boat to american. arrived about 830 am, and began scouting for some perch. seems nearly everyplace we tried, produces a few perch. all about 8-9 inches. no larg...
By: bandseeker
Posted: 7/19/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/19/2014
Hot Spots: 3
I went out initially for Kokanee, but ended up catching some nice rainbows. I caught one 17" and a 12" on downrigger at about 35 feet. I also have noted on the finder schools of perch around 30 to 35 ...
By: bassman72
Posted: 7/14/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After reading another post about perch at American I decided to give it a go. Didn't get out till noon fortunately it was overcast and not hot YET. Only caught 5 but they were all over 13 in. All cau...
By: my87
Posted: 7/12/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
best 4 of 11,nice to see others after the perch,better in the mornings,slow but their nice size.25 -35ft deep on jig head and 4in power worm-black.see you on the water...
By: my87
Posted: 7/6/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/6/2014
Hot Spots: 1
nice day on the lake.got 16 perch.all on a jig head(1/4oz)with 4in cut tail worm.
By: Toni
Posted: 7/4/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We were fishing at the north end of the lake by 5:30am. It was a slow day for my brother, Kim, and myself. We ended with keeping 4 rainbows releasing a couple and I lost a kokanee at the boat.
They...
By: Toni
Posted: 7/1/2014
Species: Rock Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/30/2014
Hot Spots: 1
American Lake 6-30-14
Well you know the saying about best laid plans...that is what happened on June 30th when I planned on taking my grandkids and Kim (pinkpole) fishing at American Lake. When we ...
By: hlindsay
Posted: 7/1/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Little American from 7 to 1030 this morning. Fished from near shore to 30 ft. Got 6 perch and 2 rock bass. We were using worms and jigs and worms alone. The most hits came on a white jig, and ...
By: Fish Dawg
Posted: 6/29/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/22/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Took my buddy Mark along for a koke trip to American.
After a shore side boat inspection by Pierce County's finest we were on the water about 0630 and had lines in the water shortly thereafter. Cli...
By: Chasingos
Posted: 6/29/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/29/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit American Lake, was on the water by 05:45. Trying to get these Kokanee dialed in as I have not caught many. A month or so ago I attended a seminar put on by Toni at the PSA meeting. Lear...
By: Cambo89
Posted: 6/29/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Went to American Lake again to try the trout fishing. Got there around 6 pm and stayed till it was dark and had to leave. It was raining pretty nasty when we first arrived but soon cleared up for good...
By: LucidSavage
Posted: 6/26/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/26/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Got my first limit of trout. Got my game plan down. Just playing the numbers game now. One of these days I'm gonna get a multi pounder out of there.
