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By: Marc Martyn
Posted: 5/26/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the water about noon and went to the far NE end of the lake. Started fishing the south bank where I marked several fish near the bottom on the fish finder.
The wind intitially was from the NE...
By: Marc Martyn
Posted: 5/11/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake around 11:00 a.m. and spent some time herding a couple of snakes off the launch so a couple with a child could relax and do some shoreline casting. They thought they were Rattlers...
By: reelman
Posted: 3/23/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I caught 1 lost 1. Best day this year weather wise (sun burn). My compadre caught 7 and the biggest was 18". He lost 1 that he foul hooked that would have gone 20" at least. It was too big for the...
By: dkelliott3
Posted: 11/15/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After an amazing day Friday at Dry Falls Lake, I hit Amber on Saturday in the "Portabote" with my 81 year old Dad.
In 3 hours we hooked 18 fish and landed 13.
Red/white Triple Teaser on mine, and D...
By: CDA Dave
Posted: 6/28/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Decided I wanted to get away from all the 3 on 3, and Ironman activities this weekend and get a little fishing in. Arrived at the lake at 2pm, got the pontoon boat set up, and was fishing by 2:45. Ver...
By: dr cook
Posted: 5/20/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day off with breakfast at the Swinging Doors and made it to the lake around 10am. Only about 5 other guys on the lake. Noted that the wind was from the East....not usually a good sign. B...
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: Rooscooter
Posted: 4/19/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I took my maiden voyage at Amber lake for 2010 this morning.
Got on the water about 10:00 am. Light breeze from the East that turned to be downright windy by midday. Water temp was 55° at the s...
By: flyguy1701
Posted: 3/29/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Another rough day at Amber. Fished with my favorite chironomid patterns without a single strike. When the wind picked up, I switched to a Class IV sinking line and tried drifting a black Woolly Bugg...
By: flyguy1701
Posted: 3/27/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Wednesday and Thursday I had it dialed in, but today I couldn't buy a fish. Some people were having luck, and I naturally eavesdropped on their conversations about what was working and tried to match...
By: flyguy1701
Posted: 3/25/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fairly good morning at Amber, although I was not there long, maybe an hour and a half. Several nice fish caught on a large black chironomid suspended under an indicator about eight feet deep in 20' o...
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: Anonymous
Posted: 3/3/2010
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Tried this lake for my first time,fish were active by the boat launch,you would see a few rises but i had to see the lake.Buy the time i got back the parking lot was full ,along with people fishing by...
By: dbk
Posted: 9/24/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Amber lake for the first time all year. When I arrived on the water at 4pm, I immediately hit three fish suspended 12-15 ft down in 25 ft of water in front of the boat launch. I only water ...
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: 6/17/2009
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: Rooscooter
Posted: 6/13/2009
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Amber this morning. Got on the water about 7:45am. The water temp was 71° at the surface and 64° at 20'. It was dead calm most of the day with isn't usually good for this lake.
I began ...
By: Rooscooter
Posted: 5/26/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got out to Amber at about 7:00 am. There were several other fisherman loading in and about 12 or so on the water during the day.
Air Temp: 54°, Water Temp: 64° (surface), 52° (at 15). Calm most o...
Posted: 4/5/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Tried Amber for about 3 hours from shore by the landing with my girlfriend and a couple friends saturday afternoon. Weather was beautiful and the fish were surfacing by that one rock. Tried spinners,...
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...
Posted: 3/1/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got out to Amber a little later then we wanted. There were 3 other fisherman on the lake. There was about 9 inches of ice with water ontop of it and was just starting to giveway by the shore. My budd...
