The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stocked Stillwater

Diamond

A stocked stillwater in the Bull River watershed, surface area not recorded, carrying Rainbow Trout and topped up by the provincial stocking program.

Diamond is a stocked stillwater in the Bull River watershed. Surface area not recorded.

The water

Diamond sits in the Bull River watershed, covering surface area not recorded.

Stocking

For an angler judging whether the fishing is worth the drive, the stocking record is the fishing report. Diamond is a put-and-take angling fishery, stocked with catchable game fish: 17 recorded releases totalling 11,500 fish (Rainbow Trout), last stocked 2024-11-01.

Stocking record

Diamond — 11,500 fish stocked, 1990–2024

Rainbow Trout. Source: Province of BC — FIDQ / FISS Fish Releases via the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.

YearRainbow Trout
2024500
2022500
2020500
2018500
2012500
2010500
2008500
2006500
2004500
2002500
2000500
19981,000
19961,000
19941,000
19931,000
19911,000
19901,000

It is still stocked (most recent release 2024-11-01), so it fishes as a put-grow water: this season's fish come from the latest cohorts, topped up to keep it going. The chart below shows the release history by year and species.

The fishing

Diamond fishes as a put-grow stillwater: work chironomids under an indicator over the shoals in spring, then leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs as the shallows warm. The stocking record below is the truest read on the size and cohort of fish you will find.

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Stocked Stillwater
Bull River watershed
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Stocked
put-and-take

Access & the rules

Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Diamond locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.

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Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.