Did a little fishing this morning, hard not to after reading the posts from other guys on American Lake. I fished for 2 hours and got my limit (2 over 14''). 1 was a very thick 16 incher and the other was a somewhat slim 15 incher. I was using power eggs and 6 ft leader. Both fish caught were in about 45 ft of water. I find this interesting since most guys are saying the fish are holding in the shallows. I caught quit a few fish in December also using the same method and same depth of water. I was fishing off the dock this morning and not my boat so I dont know what the water temp was.
I had quit a bit of action besides the 2 fish I got to the dock I missed 3 other bites. One thing I will say is the quality of fish caught in the last 30 days has been wonderful all fish have had amazing colors and big strong looking fish.

snake7676

1/4/2013 3:31:00 PM

Hey Mike have you had any luck trolling this time of year for them bows? and what would be a good go to bait if so ? should I troll extra slow or 1.5- 1.7 mph? thanks !

Mike@Bills

1/7/2013 8:17:00 AM

I have not trolled this year for the winter trout but last year I did fairly well. I make all my own stuff that I fish with and I have had the best luck using 2 red hooks, followed by six beads (usually some pink and some glow), finished off with a smile blade, and I usually use a 12 inch leader for trout. I hook this to the same dodgers that I would use for kokanee. Last year I used two dodgers hooked together and then the setup mentioned before and I got a really nice 24 inch Rainbow off the VA shore. I would troll the speeds mentioned and I usually use gulp maggots for everything. Pink and white for Kokanee or Green and white for trout. Scent is a huge thing too. So far this year and last year has been all garlic, years past it was shrimp. Hopefully this helps you out.

fishinjerry2000

1/8/2013 6:24:00 PM

Mike great report..I do know that the trout fishing has slowed way down in my normal shallow water areas..so maybe I should try fishing in a little bit deeper water...I will try it on Fri and see what happens.
Jerry

Mike@Bills

1/9/2013 2:29:00 PM

fishinjerry2000 the only reason I have been fishing is because I was reading your reports. I tried shallow and could not get anything. All fish in the last month I have caught have been deep. I did fish the JBLM dock the other day and got a nice 18 incher, but it did take a long time to get him to bite.

PAfisherman

1/10/2013 7:18:00 PM

Great report! When you were out in 45ft water did you float the eggs 6ft under a float or 6ft off the bottom? I would like to get my boat out next decent weather day

Mike@Bills

1/11/2013 8:31:00 AM

I was floating off the bottom 6 ft using power eggs. I was fishing off my dock and casting to about 45 ft of water and bringing it in a couple cranks every couple of minutes. I was using yellow and pink power eggs, but I have gotten great reports that green is working better right now.

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