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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: 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: 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: 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: 5/16/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/16/2006
Hot Spots: 0
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: 4/26/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2006
Hot Spots: 0
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: 4/24/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/24/2006
Hot Spots: 0
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: 4/21/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/19/2006
Hot Spots: 0
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: 4/20/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/20/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Ditched my studies today and went to Amber. Had not been there in over 2 weeks. Found the parking lot full so thought this would be a good sign. There were easily 30 people. As I rowed to the south en...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/19/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/19/2006
Hot Spots: 0
The glory days are over at Amber...for the time-being anyways!! Temp's 50s and 60s with partly sunny skies, light wind at approx 10 MPH.
Where did all the fish go? Still there according to the finder...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/11/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/11/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Weather partly cloudy, mid 50's, water surface temp up to 47 degrees. Tough fishing today for most everyone I encountered. Surface was nearly flat as glass due to lack of wind. Also lots of direct sun...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/29/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/29/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Amber was great again today. 23 to the net, most on small, dark chironomids in shallow water. The fishing was fastest when the wind was blowing hard. Most were 17-18 inches, some were small, one wa...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/27/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/27/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Back to Amber today. Launched at 0945, began fishing at 1000. Nothing happening right away...the waiting game was on!! Only a few fish caught between several guys despite a small midge hatch coming of...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/24/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/24/2006
Hot Spots: 0
We all have those days that we won't soon forget and today was definitely one of them for me. Found Amber wind-whipped and nearly white capped. Decided to forego my usual area and headed for the relat...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/23/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/23/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Back to Amber today due to forecast of sunny skies and temps in upper 50s, could not pass it up! Mildest day I've had this year while fishing. Hit the water at approx 10:00. Water temp up to a balmy 4...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/21/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/21/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Fished out at amber today and saw Gary and his dog Buddy out there. Pitched chronimids under a indicator with no luck. Then I decided to go troll around with a olive green seal bugger still no luck. S...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/20/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/20/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Headed back to Amber in order to lick my wounds and reestablish a false sense of fishing mastery after yesterday's mediocre trip to Coffeepot! Lots of folks out for a Monday, probably 15 or so before ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/16/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/16/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Amber at 10:00 with my dog, Buddy. Was not there for the fishing so much as getting him used to a boat and water. He did real good, and thankfully remained on my pontoon boat's platform th...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/13/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/11/2006
Hot Spots: 0
This was my first time out to amber and probly wont be my last. The launch was a little tricky but thats ok. We Tried some spinners and a blood worm for about the first hour to no luck and then had ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/11/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/11/2006
Hot Spots: 0
What a difference 5 days and a cold front can make!! Ventured back out to Amber hoping for another day like one I had last week. Had my stepson, Jonny, with me. He'd never caught a trout before usi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/9/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/6/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Ventured to Amber with all my gear, not even knowing if it was free of ice. Was pleasantly surprised to find it mostly clear with only a thin sheet remaining on the far bank. Headed to the shallows t...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/5/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/4/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 3PM to 7PM using a float tube. Released 7 fish from 12" to 18" and lost two others at the net. Had several hits. Fish were near bottom in 12 to 15' of water. Fish took black leech and ...
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. ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/23/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/23/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Amber in the afternoon to early evening. Partly cloudy with a decent Northeasterly blowing. Fished Olive Woolly Bugger for hour and a half with no results. Switched to a damsel nymph and had no...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/30/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/30/2004
Hot Spots: 0
So when is catching only 1 fish a satisfying day of fishing? When you haven't been fishing for 4 months and the fish is a big one. I finally got a day free to go fishing and headed out to Amber this...
