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Update: I went to another one of my spots this weekend and had success. It was about as good as last year. This lake is above 5000ft and is supposedly about 20 feet deep. The other lakes I tried this season were between 9-15 feet deep. Deeper alpine lakes are probably the best bet this season, I would say.
I agree Diamond Lake is not as good as it once was, I heard they quit stocking the fingerlings in the fall like they used too. I am afraid the Browns and Tiger trout will also feast on natural smolt like they do the chub, but this is just my thought no proof at all.I fished Diamond twice earlier this year and ended up with a whopping two fish, one each trip. Not good.
Hot weather causing glacier melt into the clear branch. The Hood looks almost white.
They still bite.
I'm glad you got to see those places before the fire. So far, I've been lucky these last couple years. None of my favorite spots have been burned. Yet.I prefer the more secluded high mountain lakes as well, and had a similar experience this summer chasing Brook trout. Hiked into Spirit, Gander, and Blue Lakes, all near Oakridge, and didn’t get a single bite! Same experience camping at Blair. Still glad I fished those lakes though, because I’m pretty sure all of those lakes except Blue went up in flames in the Cedar creek fire. Best fishing was Bolen lake in June, but thats way down by Cave Junction