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- The lake is open year-round, including ice fishing. Some of the best fishing is after ice-off in April, May and early June.
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Feb 18, 2023 · Diamond Lake Resort Marketing Manager John Jonesburg said on nice winter days the ice is packed with people fishing, and “They all seem to have a good time.”. Having the resort nearby also...
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Diamond Lake is home to a variety of fish species, making it a great destination for anglers. Here’s a look at the types of fish you can catch and where you’re likely to find them: Rainbow Trout: Abundant and found throughout the lake, especially near the shoreline and in cooler, deeper waters.
Apr 2, 2021 · The lake is open year-round, including ice fishing. Some of the best fishing is after ice-off in April, May and early June. Fall fishing is also fabulous – and peaceful – when tourist season slows and water temperatures begin to cool.
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ODFW switched Diamond Lake to year-round fishing in 2013, creating a new wintertime opportunity for Oregon ice fishingwhen conditions allow. Anglers should be cautious and not fish at times when the ice is not solid enough to safely walk on the lake. Motors are allowed but there is a 10-mph speed limit on the lake. As with all Oregon inland waters,...
In particularly cold years, the surface of Diamond Lake can still be frozen solidly enough to allow ice-fishing during the traditional start of trout fishing in late April. In more typical conditions in late April and early May, there is partial to fully open water that can be fished from shore or boats. The fish are a little lethargic while the wa...
Old-timers used to congregate in the Shrimp Hole in front of Thielsen View Campground or the Cheese Hole (a.k.a. Velveeta Ridge) at the north end of the lake, where the crowds of anglers and resulting bait in the water concentrated the fish. Those are still good places to start, but these days the fish seem to move about more. Look for clusters of ...
Bait fishing
By far, most anglers go after Diamond’s stocked trout with bait, and the majority of those reach for their jars of Berkley PowerBait, particularly in chartreuse, rainbow and fluorescent orange colors. The standard way to fish bait at Diamond is to use an 8- to 10-pound test for a mainline. Slide a No. 9 sliding egg sinker up the mainline. Many anglers follow this with a tiny bead (5 mm or smaller) to help keep the line moving freely through the sinker. Then tie on a swivel and 18 to 24 inches...
Trolling
The most common method of catching Diamond Lake trout from a moving boat is with a Luhr Jensen Ford Fender lake troll or another attractor, followed by a long leader and either a plain nightcrawler on a hook or a small trout lure, often tipped with a bit of bait. Use ½ ounce to 1 ounce of lead to get the rig no deeper than 20 feet below the surface and work the trolling lanes described above. Other anglers prefer to troll larger lures without attractors. Rig up a bit like a bait angler, with...
Fly fishing
Hatchery trout stocked in Diamond Lake as fingerlings quickly learn that bugs have replaced pellets on their menu. This is particularly true at the south end of the lake, where Silent and Short creeks spill in and where vast shallows hold dense weed beds veined with channels where trout cruise the bug buffet line. Other weed beds also are worth trying. Boats, float tubes and pontoons are all popular for this, and there are spots where wading anglers can get in on the action. Most fly fishing...
Jan 17, 2022 · The resort posted some pics of folks out ice fishing recently. One reply noted the ice was about 8 inches thick but lots of snow on top. Be careful if you venture out.
Jun 29, 2015 · The 2014 ice fishing season (Nov. 2013 to April 2014) creel shows about 3,500 anglers enjoyed Diamond Lake. Catch rates ranged from 0.5 to 1.7 fish per angler with an estimated maximum of 6,000 trout harvested.
Feb 11, 2023 · DIAMOND LAKE — Vinnie Powell started his day early in Sutherlin — packing his fishing gear and making a nearly two-hour drive to Diamond Lake to go ice fishing with a friend. Powell...
