Diamond lake flyfishing help

[baitslinger]

Can anyone give general recommendation on flies, etc.....never tried before but may get a chance in next few weeks.

Also do you need sinking line/what type; or just floating?

Thanks!

[packer]

Most of the bugs in Diamond are pretty small , any damsel or mayfly nymph patterns will work in black or olive . If its not windy fish chironomids under an indicator ,set them to be a foot above the weeds , fish them very slowly size 14 or 16 . use a dry line for the indicators with a flourocarbon tippet and a intermediate sinking for the nymphs . Size 10 or 12 for the nymphs . anchor up solid for the indicators ,drift or troll the nymphs .

[5-Cents]

I just got back from there and the current hatches are a calibateis (sp?) mayfly hatch starting around 930am and a HUGE midge hatch coming off in the evening... the trout were starting to lay off the dragon/damsel nymphs.

[nookslayer]

Was just there too. The far end of the lake is where the weed beds start adn just on the edge of that is where we had success. I fyou leave the resort and head left out of the marina go just past the area ddirectly between Mt Bailey and Mt Thielsen. Morning and evening were productive. I got an 18" FAT (4 3/4") fish while there, others were around 12".

[baitslinger]

Thank you guys; very helpful info! I have not tried the floating line/long leader/indicator setup before but it sounds like that may be worth a shot. Do you normally use a split shot with this setup or maybe a bead head to keep it down in the zone?

[MarlinMark]

Just remember that if you have a fixed/attached indicator (one that won't slide into your guides) then you can't fish too much deeper than your rod lenght + a couple of feet. When you strip a fish in and the indicator is at the rod tip then you still have to be able to land the fish. :wink:

There is a set up out there that is a "slip bobber" deal that when the fish hits it releases the bobber (corky like indicator) to slide down the leader. There are fellas in B.C. that fish 20+ foot fly depths with this technique. I may do an internet search for these. Can't recall where I found out about them....Anyone? Anyone? Beuler???????

Mark

[5-Cents]

Here is a tip for midge larva fishing - put a small corky on your leader - make sure the leader can slip all the way through the corky to your main butt section. You want to fish midge emergers straight up and down in the water. Twitch the larva a few times then let it drop back down... but for best results the fly should be fished straight up and down. I like to use VERY long leaders for this type of fishing, 15-20ft. FYI - you cant fish it slow enough. With the corky setup you dont need to worry about landing a fish because the corky slides unlike a fixed indicator. The corky also acts as a strike indicator.

Good luck :cheers:

One more tip - in Diamond there are 2 strains of fish. Ones that eat bugs and ones that eat minnows. Take some streamer flies and fish the N, NW end of the lake around the rocks... use a type II sink line and fish those minnows off the bank and be ready for some nice fish!

[JD77]

MarlinMark,
Love the Ferris Buhler ref.... I'm a teacher and it often feels like that.

Quick release strike indicators are available at most fly shops. THey are not too fancy and work well. The Stillwater Fly Shop in the Sunriver Business Park has some and Kaufmans used to have them, too. A little loop pinches the depth but then a fish on allows the indicator to slide down. Used them at Diamond last week and they worked well for the 15 foot depths.

[Bill Rogue V.]

I'm sucking up this info like a Diamond Lake rainbow on a hatch ... going up tomorrow for a couple of days.

[MarlinMark]

I found the slip bobbers on the internet. But, I can't post the info because of the aup. Just goooooogggglllllle it. :)