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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Alpinegus on May 11, 2012, 11:16:43 AM

Title: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Alpinegus on May 11, 2012, 11:16:43 AM: Anyone have experience with where to launch a boat American Lake? Any tips on fishing that lake this time of year? Any help appreatiated. Thanks
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: arrowflinger on May 11, 2012, 11:38:46 AM: I believe there is a public launch on the southwest side........Sorry, I can't help with the fishing part.
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on May 11, 2012, 11:46:00 AM: Good kokenee fishin if you know what depth there at.
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Alchase on May 11, 2012, 12:18:35 PM: There are some huge triploids in American Lake as well. There are two public ramps that I know of. One on the east side, primitive, no security, lots of vehicle broken into here. Last year there was a rash of Catalitic converters hack sawed off the trucks parked in this lot. The second is on the west side in the park is a new ramp, more secure then the other. I troll a double whammy replaced with red gamakatsu hooks with a nitecrawler teaser for the kokes. A Dick Nigh spoon or rooster tail for the rainbows. All the standard trout gear will do good here. Depending on traffic (gets pretty busy mid day on weekends) I usually circle between the resort and the island around the 20 - 30 ft depth range. The south end (not the little extension pond) can do well bait fishing.
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Alpinegus on May 11, 2012, 01:24:21 PM: Thanks for the info. Will give it a try this weekend.
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Wacenturion on May 11, 2012, 03:54:28 PM: The pay to launch park on the westside(?) is really nice and far more secure. Fee is $10 and the machine takes cards as well.

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Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Wacenturion on May 11, 2012, 03:56:23 PM: Here's the WDFW site on the other side of the lake. It's free with your vehicle pass hung on your rear view.

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Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Alpinegus on May 11, 2012, 03:57:18 PM: Dang, that is a nice access ramp. Real nice of you to go get some pics? :chuckle:
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Wacenturion on May 11, 2012, 04:00:15 PM: Quote from: Alpinegus on May 11, 2012, 03:57:18 PM
Dang, that is a nice access ramp. Real nice of you to go get some pics? :chuckle:

Yeah I saw your post and drove up there to get photos....LOL :chuckle: Not really. I had them on my computer. Just changed the wrong photo on the WDFW site to the right one. Glad that helps. :tup:
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Alchase on May 14, 2012, 09:14:32 AM: Quote from: Wacenturion on May 11, 2012, 03:56:23 PM
Here's the WDFW site on the other side of the lake. It's free with your vehicle pass hung on your rear view.

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This is the one that may be free, but could cost you your catalitic converter, lol.
Lots of vehicle breakins here.
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Alchase on May 14, 2012, 09:16:38 AM: Quote from: Wacenturion on May 11, 2012, 03:54:28 PM
The pay to launch park on the westside(?) is really nice and far more secure. Fee is $10 and the machine takes cards as well.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi98.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl241%2FSS30ANV%2FAmericanlake41211003.jpg&hash=6d25235200dc4d1736cd9247564964d803723495)

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Wow the place looks empty for such a nice day?
Title: Re: American Lake - Pierce County
Post by: Wacenturion on May 14, 2012, 04:14:55 PM: Pictures were taken mid-week, in the a.m. Late afternoons and weekends when the weather is nice like that draws folks out.