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David, That was a great report. We are likely
fish Amber. A report will follow. Thanks again for the level of detail you
reported, it will help us prepare. - Dave David Weitl Northwest Realty
Advisors, Inc. 3380 NE Rova Road Poulsbo, WA 98370 (360) 779-3802 (360) 779-1467 fax -----Original Message----- I would say that if you are going to be in Spokane for
three days you should definitely give Amber a try. Coffeepot would be
another option, although it is a longer drive from Spokane than Amber. I
fished Amber today and at times had amazing fishing interspersed between a
couple long periods without nary a bump. Some guys I think got shut out
today or caught very few, others I think did well, thus how the lake is fishing
somewhat depends upon who you talk to. My experience this weekend (and in
speaking to some others who did fairly well) suggests that fishing the
shoreline areas by casting close to the bank is the most productive
strategy. I did see some fish taken by guys trolling with sinking lines
in the deeper water with buggers, leeches (brown with some green crystal flash
tied in I overheard was a good color), etc.. I did not try fishing such
patterns tight to the bank, but I imagine that could be sucessful as
well. Most of my time was spent chironomid fishing with some time spent
fishing six packs/damsel imitations (10-14) off of an intermediate line in
the shallower (less than 10 ft), weedy sections on the south end.
Yesterday, I took 7-8 fish doing that in about 45 minutes. There was a
guy on the lake yesterday who had some sucess fishing a bh six pack (sz 12)
under an indicator in about 10 ft of water (said he took 30 fish the week
before doing this). The fish did not stay keyed on to any one imitation
for very long and the fishing would be very hot and then just suddenly stop
before eventually starting up again. If you hooked a fish, it usually
(not always) meant that there was more to follow (I finished today with a
6-7 fish run in about 30 minutes). When it did shut down in an area, one
could make pattern adjustments, but I found that best thing to do was move
to a different location and keep fishing what had previously
taken fish. Today, it was primarily bloodworms (sz 8) and black
v-rib chironomids (12-14) fished 8-10 ft below my indicator. One
thing I noticed today was how important at times it was to present the
chironomid with some movement. Early in the day, the fish would take it consistently
when subtle, quick movement was added every so often whereas later in the day
the fish seemed to want the fly to have no movement at all. I learned to
pay attention to what my fly is doing when the strike comes, and try to
consistently repeat that in all proceeding casts. The fish also in most
cases would strike within the first 30sec following the cast. I did a lot
of casting today and was constantly fishing my flies in different areas as
opposed to letting it sit in one area for a considerably long time. Fishing
the chironomid "actively" really worked well at times. Hatches were minimal, with some chironomids coming off
but nothing significant. There were intermittent rises (mostly to pupa
just under the surface) which were inconsistent at best. I did notice
some water boatman diving into the water at times today, but fishing a
boatman pattern produced nothing for me. The few fish whose stomachs I
pumped produced mostly scuds (12-14 or 20-22, olive green), a few snails, and
immature damsel nymphs. If you fish it, let us know how you did. Good luck. >From: "David Weitl"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Amber Lake Report >Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:04:04 -0800 > >My friend Billfish and I are heading over to
Spokane on Thursday morning >for a 3-day volleyball tournament that begins
Friday. > >We are looking for a lake to try near Spokane and
neither of us has ever >fished Amber. > >Would anyone familiar with Amber Lake recommend
that we give it a try? >The two reports posted seemed at least
encouraging. > >Thanks in advance for any advice. > >- Dave > >David Weitl >Northwest Realty Advisors, Inc. >3380 NE Rova Road >Poulsbo, WA 98370 >(360) 779-3802 >(360) 779-1467 fax >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:50 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Amber Lake Report > >Fished Sunday with the Olive Willy and hit 11
fish, all about the same >size you >describe in your post. Have you tried Crab Creek
yet? Doing fantastic >with >basically the same type of chironomid pattern you
used in Amber, but >down to a >size #22. Fourth of July seems to have suffered
some winter kill, as >there are >a number of dead fish floating at the N end. Think
we are all going to >experience a dry spring and a dryer summer.
Wouldn't surprise me if >there are >early emergency closures on some of our more
popular river and streams. >Allen > >Quoting johnny costanza
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Fished Amber lake today with what seemed
like every other flyfisherman >in > > the Spokane area. The lake this
weekend was as crowded as I have ever >seen > > it, but I was fortunate to have some very
good success fishing >chironomids > > near the shoreline in anywhere from 4-8 ft
of water. Not that I was >paying > > too much attention to what others on the
lake were doing, but it >seemed that > > most of the guys I saw catching fish were
fishing close to shore using > > chironomids under an
indicator. For me, the most productive pattern >was a > > bloodworm (sz 8) with a black v-rib
chironomid (sz 12) also accounting >for > > some fish as well. When fished in
the right locations, the action at >times > > was fast and furious. I changed
locations frequently as the fish, if >they > > were there, would usually respond fairly
quickly. If I did not have a >fish > > within 15 minutes at the most, I'd move to a
different spot. Once you >found > > one fish however that was willing to take
your fly, it usually meant >that > > they were 5-6 more in the same area that
would do the same. What >surprised > > me about today was the size of the fish I
was catching. I landed 7-8 >in the > > 18-20 inch range, with one or two that were
close to 21 inches and >very > > thick/heavy. With the exception
of one 8 incher, most of the caught >were > > 14-17 inches. They were very
active in spite of very cold water > > temperatures. I'd be curious to
know if anyone else fished Amber over >the > > weekend and what they encountered in terms
of the size of the fish >that you > > caught. They seem to be much
bigger on average this year. > > > > > > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------
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