Diamond Lake is fishing well and is showing off some really quality rainbows already

Diamond Lake - Diamond Lake, OR (Douglas County)

by The Fly Fishers Place
4-19-2026
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Diamond Lake is fishing well and is showing off some really quality rainbows already. Some nice browns and a few tigers too, but it seems the rainbow bite has awakened early and strong and leeches, including white leeches (platinum soccer mom) have been really good on the lake already.
I just have a few reports from the lake so far, but other than this Wednesday I would go in a heartbeat and enjoy it.

More Reports

The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Sunday, April 19th

Metolius River: The Metolius River was fishing really well this past week
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes opener from Warm Springs to Trout Creek is on Wednesday, and is what a lot of us are most excited about!
Deschutes River: Fishing is quite good here
Crooked River: The Crooked River is fishing nicely
Fall River: The Fall River was excellent over this past week
McKenzie River: The McKenzie River is fishing well for our guides already
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie is opening on Wednesday 4/22

The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Saturday, April 11th

Metolius River: The Metolius River continues to be well worth the effort
Fall River: PMD’s are about ready to pop
Crooked River: Water levels are creeping up to near 200 cfs
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes is down to low summer flows
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes is still only open in the Maupin areas
McKenzie River: The river conditions are good now