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American Lake Report
Pierce County, WA

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02/28/2010
Other
Smallmouth Bass
Attractor
Green
Plastics
Afternoon
03/02/2010
3
1068

This was the first time we went to this lake. We were going for smallies, saw a couple decent ones but they were not interested in what we were offering. We did catch a nice rainbow trout (24 1/4", 4 lb 14 oz.) while fishing for bass. I guess that sort of makes up for not catching any smallies.


Comments

Toni
3/2/2010 4:05:00 PM
Nice size trout! Was it a surprise to you?
mav186
3/2/2010 5:17:00 PM
Holy Cri-key! Looks like Bionic has some competition...haha
basschic
3/2/2010 6:22:00 PM
Since I wasn't expecting to get much of anything, if anything at all... definitely surprised. Definitely bumped that lake up on my favorite list.
NITRO 175
3/2/2010 7:42:00 PM
thanks for the report it sounds like there staging toward the shallow, did you happen to get the water temp on the lake?
james griffin
3/2/2010 7:44:00 PM
Nice bow, were u fishin the south end of lake. I was out there that day in my inflatable pontoon, fishin smallies for part of the day. I had a couple of bites but no smallies. Im just learning how to fish for smallmouth so any help would help.
james griffin
3/2/2010 7:46:00 PM
water temp that day was 47 to 48 degrees surface temp.
bionic_one
3/2/2010 8:50:00 PM
No competition :-) I'm just going to C&R all the lake bound trout from now on. They don't taste good enough to keep. Steelhead and Salmon are much better.
basschic
3/3/2010 10:19:00 AM
The fish finders were saying about 48 degrees (depending on what side of the lake). We were on the north end of the lake with the afternoon sun shining on us when I got the trout. It was in the shallows, we were trying to fish one of the drop offs.
james griffin
3/3/2010 8:10:00 PM
Nice to hear about the big trout. Im going out there on thursday to make sure boat is functioning properly. I have fished that lake since 1986 for trout and kokanee. Never bass fished there till this year. Cant wait to learn how to get those smallies. I will post a report tomorrow on how i do.
Lock3056
3/4/2010 6:14:00 AM
is anyone catching any catfish? where
bellboysekiu
3/4/2010 1:32:00 PM
I live 5 minutes from American lake and have fished there since I was 3. awesome lake. I usually have pretty good luck or bass around the small islands at Tillicum. As for catfish, try Harts lake out by Roy or any of the smaller lakes around there.
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