Diamond Lake Fishing near Kamas, Utah

• Overview

  Diamond Lake sits in Wasatch County, out in Utah. The surface lies 9,925 feet up. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Wasatch County list. Kamas is the closest town at 18 miles. It is 49 miles to Provo, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Diamond Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Wasatch County include brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Diamond Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 55°F and December near 19°F on the long-run figures. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late May. On average, late May opens the water and mid November closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Diamond Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Mapping shows a picnic spot within half a mile. There are toilets half a mile off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lost Lake Number Two sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. For Diamond Lake in particular, ask before you travel.