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Located about seven miles southwest of Newport adjacent to Highway US-2, Diamond Lake is open to fishing year-round. Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, bullheads, Rainbow and Brown trout are available. In an effort to improve the fishery, Diamond has a cooperative net pen project that releases 12,500 Rainbow Trout in addition to annually stocked hatchery Rainbows and Browns. Surplus Rainbow Trout broodstock are also annually planted in Diamond Lake.
Diamond Lake has WDFW public access (Diamond Lake | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife) and resorts.
Two-pole fishing is allowed
Shoreline access: Good - Limited shoreline access near boat ramp.
Species you might catch
- Black crappie
- Brown bullhead
- Brown trout
- Green sunfish
- Largemouth bass
- Pumpkinseed Sunfish
- Rainbow trout
- Yellow perch
Lake information
County: Pend Oreille
Acreage: 754.40 ac.
Elevation: 2343 ft.
Center: 48.128095, -117.201151
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Catchable fish plants
Stock Date | Species | Number Released | Number of Fish Per Pound | Facility |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 19, 2024 | Rainbow | 250 | 0.4 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Sep 29, 2023 | Rainbow | 1,804 | 0.93 | FORD HATCHERY |
Apr 11, 2023 | Rainbow | 250 | 0.33 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Apr 6, 2022 | Rainbow | 300 | 0.33 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Mar 24, 2021 | Rainbow | 350 | 0.33 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Apr 17, 2020 | Rainbow | 300 | 0.33 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Apr 26, 2019 | Rainbow | 200 | 0.33 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Apr 23, 2018 | Rainbow | 200 | 0.25 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Apr 7, 2017 | Rainbow | 300 | 0.3 | SPOKANE HATCHERY |
Apr 5, 2016 | Rainbow | 615 | 0.57 | TROUT LODGE COMMERCIAL |